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Three associates of former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi have been found guilty of procuring prostitutes for his controversial "bunga bunga" parties.Three associates of former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi have been found guilty of procuring prostitutes for his controversial "bunga bunga" parties.
Emilio Fede, Lele Mora and Nicole Minetti were given jail sentences of between five and seven years.Emilio Fede, Lele Mora and Nicole Minetti were given jail sentences of between five and seven years.
Last month Mr Berlusconi was given seven years in jail for paying for sex with 17-year-old Karima El Mahroug.Last month Mr Berlusconi was given seven years in jail for paying for sex with 17-year-old Karima El Mahroug.
Both Mr Berlusconi and Ms Mahroug deny having had sex, and she says she has never been a prostitute.Both Mr Berlusconi and Ms Mahroug deny having had sex, and she says she has never been a prostitute.
Ms Mahroug is one of the women that the three associates in the current trial are alleged to have procured.Ms Mahroug is one of the women that the three associates in the current trial are alleged to have procured.
Mr Berlusconi was also banned from public office in the earlier ruling, which he is appealing against. He remains a free man while he does so.Mr Berlusconi was also banned from public office in the earlier ruling, which he is appealing against. He remains a free man while he does so.
Mr Berlusconi insists the alleged sex parties were actually dinners where female guests performed "burlesque" dancing.Mr Berlusconi insists the alleged sex parties were actually dinners where female guests performed "burlesque" dancing.
Raunchy dance
The three sentenced in the current trial deny the charges and are likely to appeal.
The prosecution said they used to vet the young women and then introduce them to Mr Berlusconi's soirees at his mansion near Milan, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports from Rome.
The prosecution said the evenings would begin with dinner, but become increasingly sexually charged, our correspondent adds.
The court heard of an occasion when Ms Minetti, formerly a showgirl, performed a raunchy dance for the then prime minister.
She appeared dressed as a nun and then stripped down to her underwear.
Mr Berlusconi has blamed the multiple legal cases against him on left-wing elements in the judiciary, who he says are determined to smear him, and drive him out of politics.