Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been indicted on charges of paying to have sex with a minor and abuse of office. The trial is set to begin on April 6.
Following weeks of scandal and allegations about the Italian prime minister's promiscuous sex life, a judge in Milan Tuesday ruled that he is to stand trial on charges that include paying an underage girl for sex and then using his position to cover up for it. Under Italian law, these charges put together carry a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
Italian media have been dominated for weeks by the alleged prostitution affair with a then 17-year-old Moroccan girl known as Ruby.
The judge's decision was a blow for the 74-year-old Mr. Berlusconi, who has always managed to avoid a definitive sentence in his many legal proceedings. The prime minister will be tried this time by three women judges who were chosen at random. He is not obliged to appear in court.
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