Berlusconi Under Investigation

Staff / Truthdig Jan 15, 2011 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has officially been placed under investigation for allegedly paying for sex with a 17-year-old girl, providing even more fodder for criticism of the scandal-addicted Italian executive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Top Court Revamps Life Sentence Rules for Underage Criminals

Staff / Truthdig May 17, 2010 The U.S. Supreme Court changed the future fortunes of minors accused of less severe crimes than murder on Monday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that doling out life sentences with no chance of parole in those cases would amount to cruel and unusual punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Actress: ‘I Am Also a Victim of Roman Polanski’

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2010 Claiming that Roman Polanski's legal team is wrongly spinning the story of his sexual abuse of a minor over three decades ago "as an isolated incident," British actress Charlotte Lewis piped up on Friday to declare that the director had "forced himself" upon her when she was 16 years old. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ex-Giant Lawrence Taylor Faces Rape Charge

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2010 Former New York Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor was arrested Thursday morning and later in the day was facing charges of third-degree rape after a 15-year-old girl who allegedly met with Taylor in a Montebello, N.Y., hotel was treated for injuries at a hospital. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mark Foley Takes to the Airwaves

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 Remember the name Mark Foley? It can be difficult to keep all the GOP sex scandals from blending together, especially when trying to remember one so far back as 2006, but Foley's the ex-congressman from Florida who wound up in big trouble for sending raunchy messages to an underage page. Now, Foley is looking to reinvent himself on AM radio. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lo Scandalo: Italian PM in Hot Water

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2009 Bill Clinton's got nothing on Silvio Berlusconi, if the Italian prime minister's estranged wife's claims are proved true. Rumors that the 72-year-old Berlusconi had improper relations with a minor, and invited some 40 young women to his villa for a New Year's Eve party, aren't significant for their titillation value so much as for the threat they may pose to his position as Italy's head of state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )