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Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

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A Milan court has convicted former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of paying for sex with an underage prostitute and using his influence to try to cover it up.

Berlusconi, 76, was sentenced to seven years in prison and barred from public office for life. However, he may still appeal the sentence.

Berlusconi holds no official post in government, but remains influential in the uneasy cross-party coalition that emerged after inconclusive February elections.

Both he and the Moroccan woman at the center of the scandal have denied ever having sex. (AP)

ベルルスコーニ元首相、未成年買春で有罪判決

ミラノ地方裁判所は６月24日、シルビオ・ベルルスコーニ元首相に対し、未成年買春と、その事実を隠すために職権を乱用した罪で有罪判決を言い渡した。

The Japan Times ST: July 5, 2013