Italy: Casanova reincarnated: Silvio Berlusconi 'entertained woman at Roman castle' - by Nick Squires

The prime minister already stands accused of holding "bunga bunga" sex parties at his mansion outside Milan, of sleeping with at least one prostitute at his palazzo in Rome and of hosting pool parties for topless models at his villa in Sardinia.

But he was also throwing "two or three dinners" a week at the 15th century Castello di Tor Crescenza on the outskirts of the capital, according to telephone calls which were intercepted by Milan prosecutors in the course of their investigations into his alleged payment of an under age prostitute.

The allegations further broaden the scope of Berlusconi's network of female groupies, with investigators examining whether there is any evidence of "aiding and abetting" prostitution at the castle, according to reports in the Italian press.  The wire taps suggest that the circle of young women who attended parties at Mr Berlusconi's Milan residence were jealous of the frequency of the dinners held at the castle outside Rome.

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