Silvio Berlusconi Italy’s Prime Minister, who has been entangled in a sex scandal and is facing trial called American actor George to be witness at his trial, as reported by MSNBC. This request baffles Clooney who states he has only met the Italian leader once to discuss getting aid to Darfur. Karim el Mahrough, the 17 year old who Berlusconi paid to have sex with, claims Clooney and his girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis attended one of the infamous ‘bunga bunga’ parties. The Washington Post reported that Berlusconi’s lawyers are also trying to delay trial to develop a better defense. The scandal has created quite an international stir and model Bianca Batti says the scandal is an embarrassment.
When the scandal erupted Italians hit the streets protesting their Prime Ministers behaviors. Many women felt as though his actions objectified women. Objectification of a man or woman can potentially lead to harassment in the workplace. Wikipedia states that objectification is the viewpoint that a person’s value lies in being the instrument of another’s sexual pleasure. Sexual harassment, though illegal due in part to the efforts of sexual harassment lawyers, is still common in the workplace and in educational institutions.
The problem of sexual harassment is still prevalent in the workplace. Those who are the targets of harassment should employ a sexual harassment attorney to eliminate the hostile situation. Instances of sexually based harassment often go unreported but with a sexual harassment lawyer a victim of these circumstances can have necessary support.
