Photo Gallery Berlusconi's 'Bunga Bunga'
Investigations into the sexual affairs of Silvio Berlusconi are creating more and more embarrassment for the Italian leader. The then-underage Ruby and several other young women are alleged to have prostituted themselves for Berlusconi and his friends. The insulted prime minister is seeking to defend himself.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denies allegations that he ever paid money to have sex with women, arguing that would be beneath his self-worth.
Foto: STRINGER/BELGIUM/ REUTERS
At the center of the scandal is a woman who goes by the stage name of "Ruby," a former nightclub dancer.
Foto: STR/ REUTERS
Berlusconi's opponents are pleased by the latest allegations, for Italy's highest court ruled last week that immunity could no longer be applied to the prime minister in a number of corruption and tax cases.
Foto: Alessandro Di Meo/ dpa
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