Ex-Italian Prime Minster Silvio Berlusconi was the ringmaster of "bunga bunga" sex parties at his grandiose villa, where he directed young women to perform pole dances and stripteases, according to court documents. The ex-prime minister faces removal from his Senate seat next week after receiving a final conviction for tax fraud in a separate case. He was given a seven-year jail sentence in June for abuse of office and paying for sex with a minor during the parties. The Italian court said there was sufficient proof that the 77-year-old had sexual relations with a former nightclub dancer, who was 17 at the time, in exchange for money and jewelry, according to the document released Thursday explaining the conviction. Berlusconi has described the parties as "elegant dinners" and is appealing the court's verdict.
