350 women in G8 'sex for favours' affair
A prostitution ring linked to alleged corruption in the awarding of contracts for the G8 summit in Italy involved as many as 350 women, investigating magistrates said yesterday.
The apparent scale of the "sex for favours" affair, which was previously said to involve three or four women, is a further blow to the government of Silvio Berlusconi.
Investigators said they had intercepted telephone calls and uncovered other evidence that proved the women had been paid about €700 for encounters at private parties and apartments across Italy, with some charging €5,000. (© The Times, London)
Irish Independent
