Mr Berlusconi, who was not in court, is accused of two offences: paying an underage prostitute and exploiting his position to cover it up.

贝卢斯科尼此次并未出庭，他被指控犯有两项罪名：召雏妓和利用职权掩盖此事件。

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Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has denied any "intimate ties" with an underage prostitute he is charged with.

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Mr Berlusconi is also currently on trial for allegedly paying for sex with an underage prostitute, and later abusing his powers by putting pressure on the police to release her from custody.

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Berlusconi is currently awaiting a verdict in a trial in which he stands accused of paying an underage prostitute for sex on more than 13 occasions and abusing his office to protect her in an unrelated crime.

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