Cristina Ferreira, TVI presenter, conducted an interview about an assault case in which she relativized and justified the aggressors. During the interview, the presenter asked: "When there are four who are in that adrenaline of having sex with a girl, does anyone listen?"
The Regulatory Council of the Regulatory Authority for the Media concluded that TVI did not observe on-air ethics in this interview. The regulator indicated that statements were made about the sexual assault case that mitigate the gravity of the aggressors' action and the violence perpetrated.
For the ERC, the framing given to the topic by the interview often undermines the sensitivity required in approaching cases of this nature. The regulator's decision was duly communicated today.
