Trial of Silvio Berlusconi

(Rome, Italy) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is scheduled to go on trial on April 6 for allegedly paying for sex with a Moroccan-born underage prostitute, 18-year-old Karima El Mahroug.

In a report by prosecutors, who ended their investigation yesterday, it is alleged that Mr Berlusconi's parties began with dinner and ended with the Italian prime minister selecting a sex partner, or partners.

Mr Berlusconi, 74, is accused of having sex with Miss El Mahroug, a Moroccan belly-dancer known as Ruby the Heart Stealer, when she was aged 17.[...]

The teenager denies she ever had sexual relations with Mr Berlusconi but said he gave her 7,000 euros as a gift because he felt sorry for her.

Frankly, I'd suggest that Miss Ruby Heart Stealer would say and do just about anything for 7,000 euros.

In any event, the prosecution alleges that Berlusconi participated in 13 "sexual acts" with Ruby the Heart Stealer. It's not clear whether that means 13 sexual acts total or 13 different sexual acts. I'm flummoxed if it's 13 different sexual acts. Is there a brochure?

In his defense, Berlusconi recently said that he's too old to be guilty of all the sex he's accused of.