A trial in Italy had to be suspended after the
judge and jury spotted a pair of court
employees having sex in an adjoining room,
behind a frosted glass window.
The couple were in a small room adjoining the
gallery of the courtroom in Genoa and clearly
thought they could not be seen.
But at one point during the hearing, the judge
cast his gaze upwards and noticed their
silhouettes, clearly visible behind the frosted glass.
Their discovery caused a commotion in court
and forced a suspension of the trial of a
Romanian man accused of murdering a 40-
year-old Moroccan homeless immigrant in
gardens next to a railway station last year.
The judge despatched a court official to confront the lovers.
The couple, one of whom was thought to be
married, may be subjected to disciplinary
measures.
The steamy courtroom encounter happened on
April 28 but only came to light on Tuesday.
The Italian court system is unusually quiet at
that time of year because many magistrates
and officials take advantage of a series of
public holidays to take off a week or more.
It seemed the couple were taking advantage of
that and did not expect to be found out.
