Prime Minister Berlusconi of Italy can be brought to trial on prostitution charges. There’s been intense conjecture for weeks over whether he would be officially charged with a crime; it’s rumored he paid for a sexual encounter with an underage girl. April 6 is the date for the first case. He will need a pretty big personal loan to get out of this one.
Prime Minister of Italy faces Court case
The Telegraph explains that law enforcement officials are charging Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy after the controversy of prostitute services cam up. The services of a girl who’s now 18 were paid for by Berlusconi. Ruby the Heartstealer is what she calls herself. Ruby, real name Karima el-Mahroug, was 17 at the time of the alleged transaction. April 6 can be when the first hearing will be seen. Judge Cristina Di Censo is going to fast track the case. Charges for abuse of power as Prime Minister will be another thing Berlusconi face.
Throng of demonstrators decries ‘Rubygate’
Many protestors, while most were women, were in a protest over the scandal, called "Rubygate" saying Berlusconi needed to be removed. He has been to trial for business violations. However, his personal conduct has never been tried before. Berlusconi and his party retain a slim majority in the Italian parliament, however public support is quickly waning for him in the wake of the scandal, according to the New York Times. The original Milan hearing won't require the presence of Berlusconi. Prostitutes must be 18 in Italy for it to be legal.
Prostitution didn't occur, states Berlusconi
One of the guests at the lascivious “bunga bunga” parties that Berlusconi held past year was Karima el-Mahroug, then 17. MSNBC reports the first time they met, Berlusconi gave her a little less than $10,000 at 7,000 euros. Prosecutors will say what it was for. They say sex occurred. Both Ruby and Berlusconi say it did not take place. They were never even intimate. Berlusconi is also charged with abuse of powers, having personally pressured a police officer to let Ruby out of theft court case. He states she told him she was the granddaughter of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, and he was trying to keep away from an international incident.
Articles cited
Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/8325340/Silvio-Berlusconi-ordered-to-face-trial-over-sex-allegations.html
New York Times
nytimes.com/2011/02/16/world/europe/16italy.html
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/41594875/ns/world_news-europe
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