Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister of Italy, has been indicted for paying an underage prostitute for sex. He has also been accused of making similar payments to many other young women.
Here are some of the women in the life of the very active prime minister:
A former actress in low budget Italian films, she married Berlusconi in late 1990, but now seeks a divorce due to her husband’s serial philandering.
After Berlusconi flirted with a parliamentarian named Mara Carfagna, Lario wrote a letter to the left-leaning newspaper La Repubblica and expressed her outrage and demanded a public apology from her husband. She also attacked him for consorting with young ladies.
The couple officially separated in May 2010. Lario received 3.5-million euros annually in the settlement. Lario allegedly herself has an affair with opposition politician Massimo Cacciari.ReutersFormer showgirl, topless model and now a politician, she was appointed Minister for Equal Opportunity by Berlusconi in May 2008. She has campaigned against prostitution and largely opposes gay rights.
She has reportedly had an affair with Berlusconi.
Carfagna has been described the "the most beautiful minister in the world", and ranked at the very top of Maxim's "World´s Hottest Politicians.”
ReutersAn Italian escort (prostitute) who claims to have slept with Berlusconi and wrote a book about her experiences, citing the prime ministers sexual stamina. She claims he called her "treasure" and "baby" and she spent all night with him. She described lavish parties and orgies at his villas with dozens of beautiful women.
She revealed her dirt on Berlusconi apparently after he failed to deliver on promises her has made, including the construction of a hotel in her native Bari.
"I gave him my body, but he [gave me] nothing," she wrote.
Berlusconi responded that he can’t remember ever meeting her.
ReutersA young woman from Naples who met Berlusconi when she was 18 and called him “Papi.” He attended her birthday party and reportedly gave her a gold necklace with a pendant and diamonds. Berlusconi claims he has done “nothing wrong” with Letizia and that she is the daughters of a friend of his.
Berlusconi’s “relationship” with Letizia was the last straw for his wife Lario.
ReutersAn escort who said she was paid 10,000 euros to spend two nights with Silvio Berlusconi. She claimed in a television interview that his parties were 'full of young girls'.
“There were lots of young girls, I think they were minors but we didn't speak to each other as we were told not to talk,” she said. “I gave my number to Berlusconi's secretary, I can't remember her name, she was his organizer and she said I would be called again. I was called on my mobile by Berlusconi."
Berlusconi denied all the allegations.
Creative CommonsThe Moroccan prostitute/dancer at the core of the current legal case against Berlusconi. Prosecutors claim the prime minister had sex with her when she was 17 (a crime in Italy) and that shun accepted "gift" of 7,000 euros after attending a party held by Berlusconi last year. The Prime Minister is also accused of abusing his power by interceding on her behalf when she was arrested in a separate incident involving theft.Reuters
