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Italy's Berlusconi Indicted in Prostitution Probe
By not in system - AOL NewsMILAN -- An Italian judge on Tuesday ordered Premier Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial on charges he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl, then tried to cover it up. Berlusconi has stood trial on a number of business-related charges, but this is the first time the 74-year-old billionaire businessman is being tried for personal conduct. Berlusconi has denied wrongdoing, accusing the prosecutors of seeking to oust him from power. Andrew Medichini, AP Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to stand trial on charges he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then tried ...
Berlusconi Could Face Trial Soon on Sex Charges
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- Silvio Berlusconi's ongoing legal troubles just got a whole lot worse. On Wednesday, Italian prosecutors requested that the prime minister be put on trial immediately for sex-related offenses that carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. A judge now has five days to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to indict Berlusconi. If she decides that there is, she may consent to a fast-track trial. Otherwise, the process will slow down and involve the Italian parliament. Berlusconi called the prosecutors' action "disgusting" and characterized it as an attempt to oust his ...
Berlusconi Calls Sex Probe Against Him 'Disgusting'
By not in system - AOL NewsMILAN -- Italian prosecutors demanded Wednesday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi be put on trial over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl and used his influence to try to cover it up. The Italian leader blasted the "disgusting" action, saying it aimed to topple his government. The prosecutors filed their request in Milan. They are seeking an immediate trial because they believe there is overwhelming evidence against the 74-year-old leader. A judge must now decide whether to accept the prosecutors' request and indict Berlusconi, or dismiss it. The decision is expected ...
Italian Protesters to Toss Panties at Berlusconi
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsSome Italian women are taking off their panties for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, but not quite for the purpose he'd like. Italian women fed up with their prime minister's womanizing and alleged involvement in a prostitution ring plan to demonstrate Sunday at Berlusconi's mansion outside Milan. But instead of hurling tomatoes, eggs or just insults over the mansion's fence, they've opted for another rather ironic projectile: their underwear. Sunday's protest is one of several planned for this weekend, as Italians are calling for their prime minister's resignation amid allegations that he ...
Italy's Scandal-Prone Berlusconi at Center of Prostitution Probe
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA teenage Moroccan belly dancer is at the center of a widening probe into scandal-prone Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi -- and prosecutors want to search the office of a Berlusconi associate who they believe paid prostitutes who slept with the 74-year-old premier. Prosecutors also want to search several Milan apartments owned by Berlusconi where they believe he allowed the prostitutes to live. The investigation involves both prostitution and abuse of power. Berlusconi, a billionaire media tycoon, is no stranger to scandal or court cases. But he no longer enjoys the same political ...
Berlusconi: Will Sex Offender Investigation Finally Do Him In?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON -- He's always been the politician with the proverbial nine lives, surviving scandal after scandal around his personal and business affairs. But as Silvio Berlusconi faces an investigation into a new wave of criminal charges, many wonder whether the jig is finally up for the Italian prime minister. On Friday, Berlusconi was formally placed under investigation by Italian prosecutors on suspicion of having sex with an underage prostitute. The matter involves claims that Berlusconi paid Moroccan dancer Karima el-Mahroug (whose stage name is Ruby Rubacuori or "Ruby the Heart Stealer") for ...
Ruby Rubacuori: 5 Facts on the Belly Dancer in the Silvio Berlusconi Scandal
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsWill a Moroccan belly dancer bring down Silvio Berlusconi? Eighteen-year-old Ruby Rubacuori, who said she got 7,000 euros and a Damiani necklace from the Italian prime minister, is central to allegations that Berlusconi paid for sexual encounters with the then-17-year-old girl and used his political power to cover up their relations. Rubacuori insists that she was never intimate with Berlusconi. "It [was] the first time in my life that a man has not tried to take me to bed. He behaved like a father, I swear," she told La Repubblica in October 2010. But that won't stop Italian authorities ...
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