Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi claims he is "utterly innocent" after being found guilty of paying for sex with an underage prostitute.
The 76-year-old was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office by a panel of three judges in Milan.
He previously denied having sex with Karima El Mahroug, also known as Ruby the Heart Stealer, after what prosecutors claimed were erotic "bunga bunga" parties at his lavish villa in 2010.
"I was truly convinced I would be absolved because there was absolutely no possibility of being found guilty based on the evidence," he said.
"I intend to resist the persecution because I am absolutely innocent and I don't want to abandon my fight to make Italy a truly free and just country."
During his trial, the court heard dozens of young women, including Miss El Mahroug, who was 17 at the time, were paid with cash, money and cars to attend Berlusconi's parties and dance semi-naked for him. Full story...
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The 76-year-old was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from holding public office by a panel of three judges in Milan.
He previously denied having sex with Karima El Mahroug, also known as Ruby the Heart Stealer, after what prosecutors claimed were erotic "bunga bunga" parties at his lavish villa in 2010.
"I was truly convinced I would be absolved because there was absolutely no possibility of being found guilty based on the evidence," he said.
"I intend to resist the persecution because I am absolutely innocent and I don't want to abandon my fight to make Italy a truly free and just country."
During his trial, the court heard dozens of young women, including Miss El Mahroug, who was 17 at the time, were paid with cash, money and cars to attend Berlusconi's parties and dance semi-naked for him. Full story...
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