Silvio Berlusconi Found Guilty in Sex-for-Hire Trial

MILAN—Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Monday to seven years in jail and a lifetime ban from public office for having paid for sex with an underage woman and then abused his power in trying to cover up their relationship.

The sentence follows a sensational trial that has thrown a spotlight on the former premier’s controversial private life and threatens to destabilize Italy’s fragile governing coalition.

Mr. Berlusconi has the right to appeal the sentence twice, which could take years to decide. …

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