Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was acquitted by a Milan court Wednesday of bribing witnesses in previous underage prostitution trial.
Silvio Berlusconi, ex-leader of Italy, acquitted of bribery during trial over"bunga bunga" sex parties The 86-year-old billionaire was found not guilty of bribing 24 people to provide false testimony in a 2013 trial that saw him accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute named Karima El Mahroug, a 17 year old Moroccan nightclub dancer known by her stage name of"Ruby the Heartstealer.
After both Berlusconi and the defendants described the"bunga bunga" parties as elegant soirees, however, prosecutors suspected that Berlusconi had bribed the young women to lie about the nature of the gatherings. El Mahroug had been recorded talking about sexual relations with Berlusconi and describing the orgies that took place at the parties, although she later claimed she had made it all up.
Berlusconi's lawyers said the former head of state was being tried"for the crime of generosity," and that the women were merely offered compensation for the damage suffered to their own reputations.
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