Berlusconi prostitution probe widens in Italy

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ROME – A parliamentary committee in Italy examined 200 more pages of documents Thursday assembled by prosecutors investigating Premier Silvio Berlusconi on suspicion he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl.

The documents include references to another minor, a Brazilian, who allegedly received jewels and other gifts in exchange for her participation at parties at a Berlusconi villa, according to Italian news agency LaPresse and other news reports.

The revelations that another minor might have been at some of Berlusconi's parties widens the probe and potentially adds to the 74-year-old leader's woes. Berlusconi has denied ever paying for sex and called the allegations against him "outrageous."

Milan prosecutors sent the additional documentation from their investigation to the parliamentary committee to back up their request to search some of Berlusconi's properties. The prosecutors had already provided almost 400 pages of documents and alleged evidence against Berlusconi last week. ............(more)

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