Berlusconi targeted in prostitution investigation

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.

Berlusconi faces a prostitution investigation in Milan over the teenaged nightclub dancer who attended parties at his private residence, prosecutors said yesterday.

Just a day after Italy’s constitutional court partially struck down a law that gave him blanket immunity from prosecution, the announcement adds a further headache for the premier, who is battling to shore up his struggling government and already faces fraud and corruption charges.