<p><br /> Italy's prime minister has hit out at attempts to try him on sex charges, calling them "disgusting and disgraceful."<br /> </p><p><br /> Prosecutors have filed a request to bring Silvio Berlusconi to trial immediately on charges of paying for sex with an under aged girl and improperly pressuring police to release her from custody.<br /> </p><p><br /> Their application suggests they have enough evidence in the case to skip a preliminary hearing.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking at a news conference following a cabinet meeting, the 74-year-old Berlusconi told reporters that the accusations against him were false.<br /> </p><p><br /> "I have attained every goal and I am a rich man who can spend the rest of his life building children's hospitals, which is what I have always wanted to do... It is just an embarrassment, it is disgusting and shameful," he said.<br /> </p>
