Brazilian model Michelle Conceicao said the allegation that the former Italian prime minister slept with belly dancer Karima El Mahroug – known as ‘Ruby’ – when she was 17 was ‘true’.

Mr Ciacci told the court that three of the 33 women who attended the parties - Iris Berardi, Michelle Conceicao and Karima El Mahroug, known as Ruby the Heartbreaker - were known to be prostitutes.