Putin Thinks Berlusconi would not face trial if he were gay

 Russian President Vladimir Putin rallied behind his old friend Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, saying the former Italian prime minister would not have faced trial for having sex with a minor if he were gay.

?Berlusconi is being tried because he lives with women. If he were homosexual, no one would lift a finger against him,? he told a gathering of journalists and Russia experts.