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Berlusconi Paid Ruby for Sex, but Did Not Know She Was Minor, Says Court
2014-10-17
[An Nahar] Italia's former Prime Minister Sivlio Berlusconi did have sex with an exotic dancer nicknamed "Ruby the Heart Stealer", but did not know she was under-age at the time, an appeal court said Thursday.

The billionaire was found guilty in 2013 of having paid buxom, Moroccan-born Ruby -- whose real name is Karima El-Mahroug -- for sex when she was just 17 years old.
That's old enough lots of places.
But in a surprise move in July, a Milan appeals court overturned Berlusconi's suspended seven-year prison sentence and lifelong ban from holding public office on the basis that his actions "did not constitute a crime".
Silvio's too old most places.
In the summary of its decision, published within the three-month legal limit, the court said there was "certain proof... of prostitution at Arcore on the evenings when Karima El Mahroug was present," referring to parties held at the aging magnate's luxury villa near Milan.
Posted by:Fred

#5  gorb owes a few screens..
Posted by: 3dc   2014-10-17 14:31  

#4  Usually Berlusconi cards his prostitutes, but I guess in this case he forgot.
Posted by: gorb   2014-10-17 11:41  

#3  Gimme a break - that's what got him off, so to speak...
Posted by: Raj   2014-10-17 01:40  

#2  Hey Joe, what does Berlusconi put in his antipasto salad? Inquiring minds....
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-10-17 01:33  

#1  Personally, I'm more inclined to think the Milan Court let Berluscuni off because Italia may need him when the ISIS + aligned attack Sicily or the Appennines???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-10-17 01:03  

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