Women who slept with Berlusconi
allegedly got paid as much as 5,000 euros, a witness testified
Monday at an ongoing prostitution trial in the southern city of
Bari.
"I don't know if it was true but that's what (escort)
Patrizia D'Addario and (defendant) Gianpaolo Tarantini told me,"
Barbara Montereale told the court.
D'Addario, 47, is a witness for the prosecution in the
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.
Montereale added she was paid 1,000 euros to show up at
parties given by the former premier.
She also testified that Berlusconi gave her 10,000 euros
after she told him she couldn't make ends meet as a young single
mother.
After the parties, D'Addario called her "almost every day,
complaining that Berlusconi hadn't paid her and threatening to
go public if he didn't keep his promises".
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