The 76-year-old has been found guilty of sex and corruption offences and also banned from taking up political office pending an appeal

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of charges of corruption and soliciting an underage prostitute.

The 76-year-old was accused of paying for sex with Moroccan girl Karima El Mahroug in 2010, when she was 17, as well as abusing his position in public office for attempting to force her release from police custody over a charge of petty theft.

Although prosecutors sought the maximum six-year custodial sentence for the former Italian Premier, a court in Milan issued a seven-year punishment following the guilty verdict, in addition to a lifetime ban from politics, pending any appeal from Berlusconi's solicitors.

However, it could be months or even years before he serves any punishment, with Berlusconi entitled to appeal the verdict twice before it becomes final.

Berlusconi is already embroiled in several legal battles in the Italian courts. In October 2012, he was issued a four-year prison sentence for tax fraud, which has been upheld following a first appeal.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2013/06/24/4071361/ac-milan-owner-berlusconi-jailed-for-seven-years?ICID=HP_BN_1

Ten Views And No Comments Yet.

emmysenior: Ten Views And No Comments Yet.

Idiot na 21

This man is a Legend

Appeal still dey for the mafian manager?

See what an underage punny caused. Guys better date 18 and above

italian mafia

The prostitution case sounds like a setup.

This is the lady back then in 2010. Even I wouldn't believe she was 17.

pls need ur takes on dis serious mater.

76yr old! May God have mercy on his soul

messi go be d next

Sentenced, but won't go to jail cos he is entitled to two appeals...




Ok

Don't celebrate yet cos he has two levels of appeals and even if convicted he can only do his time in house arrest cos he is above the age limit for imprisonment in italy, the guy is 76.

I thought it was supposed to be like 6 years.

chidindufrank: See what an underage punny caused. Guys better date 18 and above

emmysenior: Ten Views And No Comments Yet.

the thing dey baffle us. its almost impossible in our climes

Blessmira: pls need ur takes on dis serious mater.

why is it a serious matter?is he ur father?

Ms Mahroug turned her role in the scandal to her advantage, appearing in lucrative TV interviews, adverts and by making special appearances in nightclubs around Italy.

Get a load of this smartass.

Read More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12473645

The said lady is now married too.

Who knows how many pros.tit.utes GEJ sleeps with and they ol go scot free. I say so cos am not sure that man enjoys dat his fat wife...

Even if Burlesconi does get incarcerated, you know those bunga bunga parties will still go on in his luxurious jail
bunga bunga party in pix, NSFW

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Pelee for dis man

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The prostitution case sounds like a setup.

This is the lady back then in 2010. Even I wouldn't believe she was 17.

If this girl is 17, then i'm 12 or is 17 her football age?

make una no worry super man mario balotelli go bail am,no shaking

very funny,oh i see,them no born una well, make una con try dat rubish for naija, even 15 years lady dey date 150yrs papa for here, he no mean anything to us .. i need BB..lol

Ac milano. This man needs AC to cool off in jail.

siobahn:

If this girl is 17, then i'm 12 or is 17 her football age?

That's a supposed picture of her back in 2010 when she was 17. Well, what can I say.

She's now 20 though.

Wow...

Berlusconi doesn't even look 76!!

He looks much younger.

siobahn: If this girl is 17, then i'm 12 or is 17 her football age?

Exactly, she looks fully developed and matured, kind of what Obafemi Martins looked like when he was "17" too (and now at 28, he runs like tortoise)

Berlusconi will not go to jail,he is very influential and Italy has some old mafias that benefited from his administration and they will pull some strings on his behalf.

I dont think this is possible in Nigeria.Imagine IBB,OBJ,GEJ,BUHARI,GOWON or even SHEHU SHAGARI being convicted and sentenced according.The day this happen,then we have a new Nigeria where nobody,no matter your status is above the law.

Can this happen in Nigeria?