Italian PM Silvio Burlesconi has been placed under formal investigation by prosecutors in Milan for having sex with a 17 year old prostitute and then using his position to attempt to cover it up.

These offences carry a potential prison sentence of 15 years.

Will he slip the net again?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/14/berlusconi-investigated-teenage-prostitution-case

In other (old) misogynist news, here's a picture of Vladimr Putin using a dog to intimidate Angela Merkel during negotiations (he knows she is terrified of dogs after being bitten as a child).

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2007/06/14/putin_uses_dog_to_intimidate_merkel