On Monday a Milan court found Silvio Berlusconi — billionaire septuagenarian, football team owner, former Italian Prime Minister, Bunga-Bunga Party host, and one-time cruise ship crooner — guilty of having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his public office in an attempt to cover it up. Mr. Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from public office for life. He recently lost an appeal of an earlier tax fraud conviction.
Mr. Berlusconi, owner of a vast media empire, insisted that he is innocent — on his Facebook page.
More:
“Berlusconi Is Sentenced to Seven Years in Sex Case, but Can Still Appeal Verdict,” Rachel Donadio and Elisabetta Poveledo, New York Times
“Berlusconi: ‘Sentenza violenta, io resisto alla persecuzione,'” ANSA
“Processo Ruby, condannato Silvio Berlusconi. 7 anni e interdizione perpetua dai pubblici uffici,” La Repubblica
Update:
“Berlusconi, The End Is Near,” Marcello Sorgi, La Stampa via Worldcrunch
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