Silvio Berlusconi could again stand trial in sex case

Milan prosecutors asked that four-time Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi stand trial for bribing witnesses in a court case in which he was acquitted of paying for sex with an underage Moroccan dancer.

In a statement, prosecutors said the accused are suspected of corrupting judicial proceedings, giving false testimony, and money laundering during two trials concerning lavish parties at Berlusconi’s villa near Milan.

The 79-year-old, who still leads his conservative Forza Italia party but has not headed the government since 2011, could now stand trial along with 30 others if judges decide there is enough evidence to charge him.