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Milan tram drivers ‘used WhatsApp for sexist chat about female passengers’

Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate group said to have been used to share and comment on CCTV images A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesJun 17, 2026, 12:34 PM
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The GuardianJun 17, 2026, 12:34 PM

Milan tram drivers ‘used WhatsApp for sexist chat about female passengers’

Drivers suspended as prosecutors investigate group said to have been used to share and comment on CCTV images A group of tram drivers in Milan have been suspended from their jobs amid an investigation into a WhatsApp group in which they allegedly exchanged sexist and vulgar comments about images of female passengers. Milan prosecutors placed at least one employee of ATM, the city’s public transport firm, under investigation on Tuesday for allegedly accessing an IT system without authorisation and for hacking a CCTV system to obtain images of female passengers. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesJun 16, 2026, 4:19 PM

Milan prosecutors probe tram drivers’ chat over CCTV images of female passengers

The case came to light after a woman on a Milan tram spotted an off-duty driver viewing phone images of women filmed on public transport.

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