Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is now facing a prostitution investigation in Milan over a teenaged nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence. The teenager was paid 7,000 euros after she attended a party at Berlusconi's residence near Milan but she denied having sex with him. Here, we bring you images of the women that he has frolicked with gay abandon.
Teenage nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug of Morocco poses during a photocall at the Karma disco in Milan in this November 14, 2010 file photo. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a prostitution investigation in Milan over a teenaged nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence, prosecutors said on Friday.
A day after Italy's top court partially struck down a law that gave him blanket immunity from prosecution, the probe adds pressure on the premier, who is battling to shore up his shaky government and already faces tax fraud and corruption charges. The magistrates are investigating allegations that Berlusconi paid to have sex with 17 year -old Mahroug, who used the stage name "Ruby Rubacuori" (Heartstealer).
The investigation also covers allegations of underaged prostitution. The age of consent is 14 in Italy but exploiting or favouring prostitution of minors aged under 18 is a crime.
Berlusconi, who has weathered a series of sex scandals involving escorts and young women since returning to power in 2008, has acknowledged knowing Ruby and making a phone call to police on her behalf.
The case of Ruby caused an international media storm last year and instantly made the expression bunga bunga -- a term used by the young woman to describe sex parties -- part of the Italian vocabulary. She told newspapers she was paid 7,000 euros after she attended a party at Berlusconi's residence near Milan but she denied having sex with him.
Italian escort Patrizia D'Addario is pictured on the cover of the book "Gradisca Presidente " ("Enjoy, Prime Minister") in this handout from Aliberti Editore released November 24, 2009. D'Addario, the escort at the heart of a sex scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, gave graphic details of their alleged lovemaking in the book published Tuesday and said she had been attacked and threatened since. The cover reads, "All of the truth of the most famous escort from all over the world."
Patrizia D'Addario. The 74-year-old premier's mounting legal woes have prompted speculation that his government, which just survived a no-confidence motion in parliament last month, may be close to collapse, bringing early elections to Italy.
The escort at the centre of a sex scandal involving Silvio Berlusconi has said the Italian prime minister offered her a seat in the European Parliament.
Patrizia D'Addario said the plan was abandoned by his party, People of Freedom, after his wife complained. He also did not pay her to sleep with him, but instead promised to resolve an issue over a building permit, she said.
Berlusconi has not denied that D'Addario attended a party at the Palazzo Grazioli, but insists he did not pay for sex. Berlusconi's personal life has been under scrutiny since his wife, Veronica Lario, filed for divorce in May 2009.
Aspiring model Noemi Letizia poses for photographers as she arrives at the 66th Venice Film Festival September 10, 2009.
The 18-year-old is accused of being at the heart of Silvio Berlusconi's divorce.
With her parents at her side, she said she was "absolutely not" the illegitimate daughter of the Italian Prime Minister, whom she affectionately calls "Papi".
It began with reports that Belusconi had attended the teenager's 18th birthday party, presenting her with a gold and diamond necklace.
A man flips through an Italian magazine displaying on the cover exclusive pictures of aspiring model Noemi Letizia in central Rome May 26, 2009. The story of Silvio Berlusconi's friendship with an 18-year-old woman has transfixed Italy and forced the Prime Minister onto the defensive as he leads his party into European elections and prepares to host a G8 summit. Italy's opposition, media and even the Church have been hammering him to clear up the nature of his relationship with Noemi Letizia, an aspiring model who wants to break into show business.
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