PROSECUTORS are investigating whether Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with an underage prostitute and then abused his power in trying to cover up the encounters with the girl.

Prosecutors are investigating whether Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with an underage prostitute and then abused his power by trying to cover up the encounters.

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation in a prostitution case involving a then-17-year-old Moroccan girl, Italy’s leading newspaper reported today.

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's private life was back in the spotlight when a leading news group posted audio tapes and transcripts of what it said were conversations with a female escort.

Prosecutors investigating allegations that Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi misused government planes to fly entertainers and starlets to his holiday villa on Sardinia have decided to drop the case, news reports said today.