MILAN - Silvio Berlusconi made a rare appearance at his trial Friday in Milan to hear police officials called by prosecutors who allege that he paid for sex with underage Moroccan prostitute Karima el-Mahroug, a dancer who uses the stage name Ruby the Heart Stealer, and then used his office to try to cover it up.
Isn't that sexual assault on a child?
The prosecutors hope to bolster their contentions that Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, told authorities that the Moroccan girl, then 17, was related to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak....
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Related: Berlusconi Back Behind the Scenes
Also see: Benito Berlusconi
Monti the New Mussolini
Seems like old times, doesn't it?