Escort Patrizia D'Addario
testified Thursday that businessman Giampaolo Tarantini told her
she would "have to have sex" with then-premier Silvio Berlusconi
if she wanted to be introduced to him.
D'Addario, 47, is a witness for the prosecution in a case
against Tarantini and six others - including showgirl Sabina
Beganovic, known as the "queen bee" for her role in organizing
so-called bunga bunga sex parties at Berlusconi's homes - on
charges of criminal association and running an escort ring.
They stand accused of supplying a total of 26 women,
including working girls, to the former premier in 2008 and 2009.
D'Addario said she met twice with the premier in his Rome
residence at the request of Tarantini, but the first time
declined to sleep with the elderly tycoon despite "pressure from
Giampaolo and the premier".
When she refused, Tarantini halved her compensation for the
night, D'Addario said.
She went on to testify that she had sex with Berlusconi on
the night of November 4, 2008, when the then-premier allegedly
promised to intervene "to resolve a real estate issue of mine".
But Berlusconi did not keep his promise, D'Addario said.
A high-profile escort, D'Addario participated in a few of
the bunga bunga parties at Berlusconi's villas and made
national headlines when she went public with her story.
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