Berlusconi faces 5 yrs for abusing office, 1 for prostitute
Ruling on 6-yr sentence expected June 24
13 May, 17:55
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(ANSA) - Milan, May 13 - Ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi should
serve five years for abuse of office and an additional year for
paying for sex with an underage dancer, prosecutors specified in
their six-year-sentence request Monday.
Prosecutors also called for Berlusconi to be banned for
life from holding public office.
Berlusconi is charged with allegedly having sex with an
underage prostitute known as 'Ruby' and allegedly abusing his
position to spring her from a police station on an unrelated
theft claim.The ex-premier and media magnate was facing maximum possible terms of three years and 12 years respectively.
Berlusconi and Ruby deny having sex and the three-time premier claims the case is the latest example of allegedly left-wing prosecutors trying to hound him from office.
Prosecutors told the court there was "no doubt" Ruby was a prostitute and had sex with Berlusconi.
A ruling on the sentence is expected June 24.
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