The network saw a 9 percent ratings spike last holiday season. “Nothing happened in the nightclub though,” he adds. While prostitution is not illegal in Italy (although a recent crackdown on sex work in Rome has led to "prostitution free streets" monitored by police) sex with minors is. The series is produced by Nicola De Angelis (Fabula) for Netflix and it’s loosely based on some real-life baby squillo case occurred in Rome. Just when the teens think that they are going to lose the court case, Natalia agrees to be a witness for them. But de Sica, the grandson of Academy Award winning Bicycle Thieves director Vittorio de Sica, went ahead with Baby anyway. “So this is the first time young female Italians have seen this kind of story. He didn’t look like a man who used underage prostitutes.”. Two girls, aged 14 and 15, referred to by the fake names Agnese and Angela respectively in news coverage, were caught engaging in sex work in order … newspaper archive. “Despite being at ground zero of the #MeToo movement, Netflix appears to have gone completely tone-deaf on the realities of sexual exploitation,” said Dawn Hawkins, executive director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. Are we not allowed to show problems? They do bad things. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. Italy has a very paternalistic view of young girls and women, and for me, that feels totally patronising and anachronistic,” says de Sica. Baby Season 4: There are many exceptional arrangements however haven’t got their due. Baby on Netflix release date, cast, trailer, plot: When is Baby out. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. “I wanted a lot of money and I didn’t want to miss out on having on anything,” Angela told prosecutors, adding that she spent the money on mobile phones and designer clothes, as well as maths tutoring. The whole series is loosely based on the real-life Baby Squillo scandal in Rome. “I don’t think these people who are petitioning to get it taken down from Netflix have even seen it,” says the director, who also spoke to victims of sexual harassment and prostitutes while researching the series. “We tried to be as faithful as possible to their conflicts and their choices. And many believe it's exploiting the victims all over again. Where was she getting this money from? This helps the teens win the case and Fiore is convicted in the prostitution case. Two girls, aged 14 and 15, referred to by the fake names Agnese and Angela respectively in news coverage, were caught engaging in sex work in order to buy designer clothes, expensive gadgets and cocaine. Find out more, The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. Damiano occasionally deals drugs on the side. Where is it set? Police discovered a high-end prostitution ring, which Agnese had joined along with her 14-year-old school friend Angela (also a fake name) a few months earlier after having searched “easy money” into Google, according to their official testimony. They wanted more! The scripts were already written before the writers invited de Sica onboard –  something de Sica’s critics should perhaps bear in mind. High school girls from wealthy families began to offer … Express. In Ieni’s court deposition, he told the investigators their young age was “the real draw”...”there is a real market for young, fresh girls like that.”. Prostitution thrived in Italy in the Middle Ages.The city of Venice declared in 1358 that brothels were indispensable, and courtesans achieved high social status in Venice, particularly in the 17th century.. Regolamentazione. Pictured above is believed to be one of the undercover cop pictures. Baby on Netflix is based on the Baby Squillo scandal, Baby on Netflix streaming: How to watch Baby online and download. But one aspect of the case that makes it … His “coming of age” story, told in six 45-minute episodes, follows high school students Chiara, (played by 20-year-old Benedetta Porcaroli), and Ludovica (21-year-old Alice Pagani), as they grapple with identity conflicts and navigate the hypocrisy of a society obsessed with keeping up appearances. This of course became a media frenzy resulting in the Baby Squillo scandal. ), and making sure their expressions are conducive to looking pretty. Baby Squillo translates to Baby ring in Italian and occurred in 2013. In a letter to Netflix, the U.S-based National Centre on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) Vice President Lisa Thompson said: “Netflix recently fired Kevin Spacey. “I also spoke to lots of kids who were friends with the two girls, as well as one of their clients who is now in jail. Lately released Baby Season 2 has already created enough buzz for the coming season. … The Baby Squillo scandal took place in the upscale Roman neighborhood of Parioli in 2013. It’s hard not to imagine the film crew in the room throughout, puppeteering two hollow plastic mannequins with painted faces. Indeed, there is no nudity in the series, and de Sica believes critics who say Baby “glamorises” prostitution must have only watched the first episode, which has the two girls partying in a nightclub. He was very good looking, wealthy, and with a very nice job,” says de Sica. And anyway, if you actually watch Baby, you’ll see we don’t show any sex. Series 1 and 2 focused on a group of friends, led by charming sociopath Tony Stonem (Nicholas Hoult). The center claims that Baby “normalizes child … Article continues below advertisement. Baby is the brand new coming-of-age story premiering on Netflix this Friday (November 30). Prostitution is not illegal in Italy but under the country's law, paying for sex with a female under the age of 18 is a criminal offence. He grew up in Parioli and saw this world from the inside. Ieni paid the girls £250 a “performance”, or over a thousand euros for a weekend away with “unlimited services”, and took a significant cut. The case, eventually nicknamed the Baby Squillo scandal (Italian for “baby prostitute”), implicated several high-profile figures and has inspired new a Netflix show, Baby. Skins is an OG of the “teens going wild” genre. The series explores the lives of high school teenagers in Rome and is loosely inspired by a true story, the Baby Squillo scandal, which saw the husband of Mussolini’s grand-daughter caught up … Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. By June 2015, 11 clients had received one-year prison sentences and fines, and Angela was said to be suffering severe psychological trauma. Early-onset holiday spirit has Food Network in a spending mood. The real life scandal, dubbed the ‘Baby Squillo’ scandal (which roughly translates to baby prostitute) was uncovered in 2013 when a 14-year-old and 15-year-old from Rome’s wealthy Parioli district were found to be at the centre of an underage prostitution ring. Express.co.uk has approached Netflix for comment on these reports. “Baby” is based on the Baby Squillo scandal — in Rome’s affluent Parioli neighborhood around 2014, authorities discovered a teenage prostitution ring. Floriani reached a plea bargain of a one year suspended sentence and a €1,800 (an estimated £1,500) fine. “But you need a secret life.”. Before Baby even went live on the streaming platform earlier this month, Netflix executives were receiving letters from the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and 55 victims of sex trafficking, urging them to pull it. Eight people were arrested and charged for exploiting the prostitution of two minors in an apartment in Parioli, including Agnese’s mother. According to testimony given to prosecutor Christina Macchiusi, Angela and Agnese were pulled into the ring after searching for “easy money” on Google in July 2013. They pay the consequences.”. ROME -- A judge has ruled that a former underage call girl involved in the ‘baby squillo’ case scandal of teenage prostitutes, whose clients included UN food agency executives, should be given compensation of 30 books about female emancipation instead of 20 million euros she requested, judicial sources said Monday. Do we ban films about mafia killers just because they show something wrong? Baby on Netflix cast: Who is in the cast of Baby on Netflix? He was a 35-year-old successful lawyer at the time. “There are no ‘baby prostitutes’ – only sexually abused, exploited and raped children.“. The 'Baby Squillo' scandal implicated 20 men, including policemen, politicians and businessmen. My Brilliant Friend on HBO: How is the book different to the series? Baby on Netflix location: Where is Baby filmed? Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. 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There were 15-year-old girls involved from all over Italy.”, He was also angry with the way in which the two girls were treated by the criminal justice system. Stimulated by the Baby Squillo case, “Baby” stars Benedetta Porcaroli as Chiara and Alice Pagani as Ludo, disillusioned high schoolers who enter into the world of prostitution. And that’s actually how it is in real life. The show is based on the true story dubbed Baby Squillo a.k.a Baby Prostitute. You’re different in England. “The reason why Baby works for a female audience, is that for the first time, girls are not seeing themselves as innocent angels or objects of desire for men. The girls' Google search landed them on an advert that eventually led them to two men who would become their pimps: former barman Mirko Ieni and army official Nunzio Pizzacalla. Ieni was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and Angela’s mother was given seven. Both Chiara and Camilla have a bit of a crush on him. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Netflix previously said that the series took its cue from the Baby Squillo case in Italy.