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Italy’s justice minister has requested an investigation into whether a judge rightfully acquitted a man of a sexual assault charge because the woman did not scream.

Italian news agency ANSA reported Thursday that Justice Minister Andrea Orlando, a member of the Democratic Party, wants to revisit the case in which a 46-year-old Red Cross employee was accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague.

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A judge in Turin in northern Italy tossed the case last month, deciding that the woman’s reaction was too weak to justify a sexual assault charge, ANSA reported. The woman only said, “Stop it” and “Enough” without crying out or calling for help.

The names of the defendant and his accuser were not made public.

The incident happened in 2011. The woman told authorities that the man threatened to not provide her with work if she did not submit to sexual acts, according to the BBC, which cited a report by an Italian newspaper.