Italy ex-PM Berlusconi sex trial's verdict expected

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Source: BBC

An Italian court is expected to rule whether ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage prostitute and abused his term in office.

Prosecutors at the trial in Milan are demanding a six-year sentence and a lifetime ban from public office.

The 76-year-old media tycoon denies all the allegations.

Mr Berlusconi, who is already embroiled in several court cases, was given a four-year sentence for tax fraud in October 2012.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23024666

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UPDATE: Convicted !

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1. Lifetime ban from public office would thrill me no end

They could confiscate all his money and holdings as well

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2. Italian ex-PM Berlusconi sentenced in Ruby sex case (BBC)

Italy's former PM Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years in jail and banned from public office for having sex with an underage prostitute.

The Milan court ruling is not effective until several appeals have been heard.

Both the 76-year-old media tycoon and the Moroccan woman concerned, Karima El Mahroug, had denied the claims.

Mr Berlusconi is already embroiled in several other court cases. In October 2012 he was given a four-year sentence for tax fraud, also under appeal.

In the latest ruling he was convicted of paying for sex with Ms El Mahroug, known as "Ruby the Heart Stealer", in 2010, even though she was just 17 at the time.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23034167