Mussolini husband in under-age prostitute probe

ROME: The husband of Mussolini's granddaughter is being investigated as part of a probe into under-age prostitution in the most upmarket district of Rome, judicial sources said Tuesday.
Mauro Floriani, the husband of Alessandra Mussolini, is suspected of being among the well-heeled clients of two minors who offered their services in a flat in the Parioli neighbourhood that is home to some of the Italian capital's wealthiest residents.
Six people, including the mother of one of two girls, have been formally charged in connection with the investigation.
Floriani, a former police officer and currently a director of the national rail operator TrenItalia, has been linked to the probe by phone taps, photographs and records of his mobile calls, judicial sources said.
Alessandra Mussolini, 51, is an Italian Senator and formerly an MP and MEP for various right-wing parties.
A niece of Sophia Loren on her mother's side, she has also worked as a model and an actress. She has always defended the reputation of her dictator grandfather. – AFP