The Silvio Berlusconi show may be coming to an end. As they say in French, ?look for the lady,? and Milan prosecutors may have finally found her.
There is some debate, however, about whether or not you can call the woman in question, 18-year-old Moroccan Karima el-Mahroug, a lady. She?s better known by her stage name of Ruby the Heartstealer.
Let?s just say she?s a dancer. That would be a nice way of putting it. And despite her questionable professional qualifications, Ruby would probably not be a big problem for the billionaire Italian Prime Minister were it not for the fact that she?s only 18, and was underage when she allegedly began frequently parties at Berlusconi?s home outside of Milan.
?Parties? might be a polite word for what prosecutors contend were in fact huge sexfests, with dozens of young women performing for Berlusconi and two of his associates, who are also under investigation.
While Berlusconi has denied all the accusations, and claims he has never paid for sex, Milan prosecutors are building a case in which they claim ?a significant number? of prostitutes found their way to private parties at the 74-year-old Prime Minister?s home in exchange for money, gifts and in some cases, rent-free apartments.
Frequenting prostitutes is not illegal in Italy if they are adults, but it is if they are under the age of 18.
Berlusconi says investigators are politically motivated and that he?s the victim of a relentless campaign orchestrated by Italian leftists who want to bring him down.
He narrowly kept his government afloat in December, but insists that Italy needs the continuity and stability that only he can provide right now.
The opposition has called for Berlusconi to resign, and the daily newspaper of the Italian bishops, Avvenire, used a front-page editorial to describe a ?devastating tornado that?s beating down not only on the Italian leader and a group of his friends and acquaintances, but on our country?s international image.?
Berlusconi claims he?s totally serene despite the uproar, and that he?s even ?having fun.? That, of course, can be read a couple of different ways.
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