By Hannah Roberts Silvio Berlusconi paid underage exotic dancer Ruby-the-Heart-stealer five million Euros to commit perjury at his sex trial, prosecutors believe. The former Italian premier was last year convicted of paying for sex with Ruby, real name Karima el Mahroug when she was just 17, during notorious burlesque orgies at his mansion. It is illegal to have sex with a prostitute under the age of 18 in Italy. An entire troupe of ‘bunga bunga’ girls are also accused of perjury in the Milan prosecutor’s probe into an alleged attempt to pervert the course of justice during the trial. Money talks: Prosecutors believe Karima 'Ruby' el Mahrough was promised €5million by Silvio Berlusconi to keep quiet during his trial
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Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with Ruby when she was just 17
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Prosecutors now believe Karima 'Ruby' el Mahrough was bribed
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She allegedly told a friend she was expecting €5m from Berlusconi
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