Thousands of Italian women march for Berlusconi's resignation

Thousands of women are protesting in Italy this afternoon, calling for the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign.

It comes in the wake of a sex scandal involving the Italian Prime Minister, in which he is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old girl, which is illegal in Italy.

The 74-year old has dismissed the accusations as "disgusting and disgraceful".

Thousands of protesters marched through Naples and Palermo today carrying banners and chanting "Italy is not a brothel".