BARI, Italy, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Seven people were indicted in Italy Tuesday on charges they set former premier Silvio Berlusconi up with hookers for sex parties.
A judge in Bari issued the indictment and set a Feb. 6 trial date on charges that include the aiding and exploitation of prostitution of 26 women who were hired for parties at Berlusconi's official residence in 2008.
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The defendants were accused of supplying the women in exchange for government contracts, Italy's ANSA news agency said.
The defendants included German actress Sabina Began and Gianpaolo Tarantini, a Bari businessman whom Berlusconi also allegedly paid to keep the matter quiet.
