Italian Prime Minister In Court

Silvio Berlusconi goes on trial today on charges he paid for sex with a teenager then abused his powers to cover the case.

This is just one of the legal issues of the Conservative leader, he is already a defendant in three other separate trials which relate to his business empire.

Leaked legal dossiers revealed that the Italian prosecutors will introduce pictures of half-naked young women at the "bunga bunga" orgy, hosted by Silvio Berlusconi as evidence in the upcoming trial where the Italian Prime Minister is accused of corruption and paying for prostitution.

Further details about the so called "RUBY CASE", along with the facts that the Italian Prime Minister is accused of the following facts:

- Moroccan nightclub dancer Karima El Mahroug, also known as "Ruby", has been paid for attending Berlusconi's "bunga bunga" orgies, the prosecutors say;

- "Ruby" was 17 years old when Mr. Berlusconi paid her for sexual favors;

- charges against Silvio Berlusconi involve abuse of powers while trying to  hide his relationship with underage Karima and putting preassure on local police to release her after she was detained for allegationsof theft;

Silvio Berlusconi rejects the charges of paying for sex and claims he did not have sex with Ruby, though he also mentioned that she lied to him, saying her age was 24. Mr. Berlusconi admits calling police in May 2010, but he claims he was trying to avoid diplomatic relations issues with Egypt, as he had been told that Karima El Mahroug was a relative of Mr. Hosni Mubarak, the President of Egypt.

The other three cases Berlusconi is involved are, the MEDIASET case, the MEDIATRADE case and the Mills case.

In the Mediaset case, AC Milan president, Silvio Berlusconi along with executives of Mediaset holding are accused of inflating prices they paid for acquisition of television rights using offshore and skimming off part of the sum to create illegal slush funds. Italy's constitutional court lifted Berlusconi's automatic immunity from prosecution, so the trial resumed on February 28.

Prime Minister's son, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, deputy chairman of Mediaset, is also involved in the Mediatrade case, they are accused of fraud on acquisition of television rights for inflated prices.

In the Mills case, Berlusconi is accused of bribing British lawyer David Mills to give false testimony in court and withhold incriminating details of business dealings. Mr. Mills was convicted of taking the bribe, but a higher court effectively shelved the case by ruling that under Italy's statute of limitations, the offence was committed too long ago for him to be punished.