Details of Berlusconi's orgy emerge
<!-- --> Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, once again, is at the centre of allegations that he took part in four-in-a- bed sex sessions. Last year, the media tycoon, 73, was embroiled in a scandal when it emerged that escorts were among guests invited to parties that he hosted at his official residence in Rome.
On Wednesday, details about the group-sex claim emerged from a statement to prosecutors by Maria Teresa De Nicolo, 38 - known as "Terry" - which was published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the Daily Mail
De Nicolo, whose involvement in the parties was already known, claimed in the statement that she and two other escorts were in bed with Berlusconi. reported.
Maria Teresa De Nicolo
"In the bed there were me, two girls from Rome and Berlusconi," said the Daily Mail, quoting De Nicolo in the statement.
She also described how the scene had unfolded at Berlusconi's Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome. According to the Daily Mail, De Nicolo was invited to the party by businessman Gianpaolo Tarantini, who is at the centre of a corruption probe in his hometown of Bari in southern Italy.
De Nicolo said that Tarantini had called her and given her 30 minutes' notice to get ready for a flight from Bari to Rome. She claimed that Tarantini had told her that they were going to have dinner with Berlusconi. "I thought it was a joke. Then he gave me the details and told me to 'dress sexy'," said De Nicolo, as quoted in the Daily Mail.
In her statement, she also described how she was driven to Palazzo Grazioli and was surprised by the lack of security. She said that there were 15 girls at the party and that Tarantini had "made it clear he wanted me to stay the night". De Nicolo went on to describe her sexcapade, saying: "I spent some hours sleeping alone and some hours with the girls...and Berlusconi."
She added that when she left the next morning, the Prime Minister gave her jewellery as a gift, the Daily Mail reported. De Nicolo's statement also added how Mr Tarantini gave her 1,000 euros and picked up her travel expenses.
- AsiaOne.com
Published August 5 2010
<!-- --> Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, once again, is at the centre of allegations that he took part in four-in-a- bed sex sessions. Last year, the media tycoon, 73, was embroiled in a scandal when it emerged that escorts were among guests invited to parties that he hosted at his official residence in Rome.
On Wednesday, details about the group-sex claim emerged from a statement to prosecutors by Maria Teresa De Nicolo, 38 - known as "Terry" - which was published by Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the Daily Mail
De Nicolo, whose involvement in the parties was already known, claimed in the statement that she and two other escorts were in bed with Berlusconi. reported.
Maria Teresa De Nicolo
She also described how the scene had unfolded at Berlusconi's Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome. According to the Daily Mail, De Nicolo was invited to the party by businessman Gianpaolo Tarantini, who is at the centre of a corruption probe in his hometown of Bari in southern Italy.
De Nicolo said that Tarantini had called her and given her 30 minutes' notice to get ready for a flight from Bari to Rome. She claimed that Tarantini had told her that they were going to have dinner with Berlusconi. "I thought it was a joke. Then he gave me the details and told me to 'dress sexy'," said De Nicolo, as quoted in the Daily Mail.
In her statement, she also described how she was driven to Palazzo Grazioli and was surprised by the lack of security. She said that there were 15 girls at the party and that Tarantini had "made it clear he wanted me to stay the night". De Nicolo went on to describe her sexcapade, saying: "I spent some hours sleeping alone and some hours with the girls...and Berlusconi."
She added that when she left the next morning, the Prime Minister gave her jewellery as a gift, the Daily Mail reported. De Nicolo's statement also added how Mr Tarantini gave her 1,000 euros and picked up her travel expenses.
- AsiaOne.com
Published August 5 2010
