Court considers Berlusconi appeal in teen prostitute case
An Italian court has begun considering former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s appeal against a conviction of paying for sex with a teenager at so-called bunga-bunga party at his private villa.
Berlusconi was sentenced to seven years and handed a lifetime political ban after being convicted last year of paying for sex with an under-age prostitute and then using his influence to cover it up.
He denies the charges.
The appellate decision is expected in Milan later today.
Verdicts in Italy are not considered final until all appeals are exhausted, and Berlusconi will have one more – to Italy’s highest court.
The 77-year-old three-time premier is currently doing weekly community service stints as part of a tax-fraud conviction.
