Posted on 11/02/2010 10:23:58 AM PDT by decimon
“...He contended that the Ruby scandal was whipped up by hostile, deceptive newspapers and again defended his decision to intervene in her case. Ruby was let go by police with no charges after Nicole Minetti, a party official who is also Berlusconi’s dental hygienist, took custody of her...”
Of Interest:
Ages of consent in Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The age of consent in Italy is 14 years, with a close-in-age exception that allows those aged 13 to engage in sexual activity with partners who are less ...
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The marriage age in a country may be below the age of majority and the age of consent .... 16 with both parental and High Court consent. Italy: 18, 16 with court consent. .... Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage, ...
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The article also had the fascinating line: "The police officer in charge of the inquiry said in another media report on Saturday that he had received a call from the Prime Minister’s office saying the girl was in fact the granddaughter of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak".
NOT GUILTY! WOW!
No, he's perfectly sane. That why it's news.
But leaked details from the Milan inquiry appear to suggest she told police she had been invited to Berlusconi’s villa a number of times, and that on one occasion a party finished with an erotic game called “Bunga, Bunga”.
Say WHAT?
I've heard of "Unga Bunga", and even "Death by Unga Bunga" ...
Age of consent in Italy is 16. She’s 17.
“involvement with an underage Moroccan runaway”
those words were deliberately chosen for people who won’t read the whole article. They give the impression of something physical.
You have cojones, Sylvio!
Apparently 17 is legal enough in Italy.
Thanks.
Now excuse me while I go look up “Bunga, Bunga.”
Never mind.
He's so EXTREME!!!!!
LOL!
LOL...Silvio! You da man!Just make sure your women are of legal age....
Maybe so, but we at least know he isn't gay!
He saw The Godfather too many times. Either the movie or Marcello, take your pick.
my grandmother was married with 2 kids by then and my great grandmother at 16
country folks
17 would be the limit on young women for me were I single and ribald...actually...just for discretion I'd probably cut off around 20 or so
but I don't think it's a crime by default...it depends, she may have been a slattern in a primitive culture
i love women as much as Berlusconi does but my affections and loyalty for my wife and keeping my family intact for all my kids thwarts my nature...and a good thing...I'm sure I echo how many horndogs here feel if they have families
Italy is a bit different than us on this stuff...the sexual tension is more exaggerated and women seem happy being gals there...they are still more like we used to be before men here went so gay and women so bossy
This Berlusconi guy sure knows where his towel is.
Throw him out if he was caught with a gay. But a beautiful girl, what is the issue?
What uproar about claiming it is better to love beautiful girls than gays? It is better for men to love beautiful women.
How about better to love any kind of girls, or women, than gays?
Amen...
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