Mafia 'holds compromising Silvio Berlusconi photos'

Nick Squires Telegraph 02/07/2011 17:35

Fabrizio Corona is known as the 'king of the paparazzi'

A leading Italian photographer has alleged that mafia gangsters claim to possess compromising photos of Silvio Berlusconi at wild “bunga bunga” sex parties.

Fabrizio Corona, who runs a celebrity photography agency, claimed that members of the Camorra mafia in Naples are trying to sell the alleged images to gossip magazines.

“Representatives from a big weekly magazine went to Naples to buy photos of Berlusconi from the underworld,” he told an Italian television programme.

He said there were nude pictures of the Italian prime minister, but later appeared to backtrack, saying none of the images were “obscene”.

Mr Corona, who is known as the “king of the paparazzi,” also claimed that there had been a mysterious break-in at his photo agency, with thieves stealing several computer discs from his extensive picture archives, although he denied that he had any photos of Mr Berlusconi.

Investigators have compiled hundreds of pages of evidence which they claim prove that “several” women prostituted themselves at Mr Berlusconi’s parties at his villa outside Milan. He has denied all the claims.

Mr Corona has had legal troubles of his own and is appealing against a conviction for blackmailing celebrities with compromising photos.

But his allegations widened the investigation from Milan to Naples, with prosecutors now seeking to interview him.

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