Man accused of supplying prostitutes for Berlusconi parties is arrested in Italy.
Mr Tarantini has admitted to Bari prosecutors that he supplied 30 women for 18 parties hosted by Mr Berlusconi,
some of whom were paid to have sex with the Prime Minister. He said that he set out to get to know the Italian
leader in order to make use of his power and influence, according to detailed accounts of his
interrogations in the Italian press.
He told investigators: “To this end I incurred considerable expense to enter into his confidence. Knowing of his
interest in the female sex, I brought him girls who I presented as my friends — keeping quiet about the
fact that I had paid them."
Mr Tarantini added that he wanted to “establish a network in the public administration because I thought that
these days girls and cocaine were the key to access and success in society”.
He said some of the women – many drawn from the world of show business – were paid €1,000 (£878) for “sexual services”
while others were paid expenses only. The Prime Minister has always denied paying women for sex or any other
impropriety, and is not himself under investigation.
Mr Berlusconi is reported to have told aides that he will step down and call early elections in October if a law passed
last year giving him immunity from prosecution for as along as he holds high office is overturned by Italy's Constitutional Court.
Berlusconi's prostitute suppler arrested! 
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