Woman in Bastoni case denies taking money for sex when she was a minor

The young woman at the centre of a

case in which Alessandro Bastoni is probed over alleged underage

prostitution has denied having taken money for sex from the

Italy and Inter defender when she was a minor, sources said on

Wednesday.

"I'm not a prostitute. I didn't prostitute myself with Bastoni

and I didn't take any money", the woman, who allegedly spent the

night of July 9-10, 2020, with Bastoni when she was 17 and the

player was 21, said during questioning with investigators,

according to the sources.

Earlier on Wednesday Bastoni's lawyer Salvatore Scuto said he

could "categorically rule out" that Bastoni ever "engaged in

paid sexual encounters, never mind with a minor."

The case is part of a wider probe into a company based in the

town of Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, which organized events

for VIP clients at trendy Milanese nightclubs.

Bastoni has been summoned by prosecutors for questioning on

Friday, the sources said.

The fact he is under investigation does not necessarily mean he

will go on trial.

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