Rome ( CNN ) -- Prosecutors in Milan , Italy , are investigating allegations that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with a minor , a case that has stirred scandal , but not in every quarter . Some Italians have no problems with the allegations of their leader 's sexual escapades that have garnered so much attention . `` Who cares ? I am so sick and tired of this story . What happens in a private home is his business and I do n't want to know , '' said Nicoletta Cosimini , the owner of a lingerie shop . Such an attitude is a throwback to an unspoken tradition in Italy of successful men taking on girlfriends and lavishing them with gifts . Many frown upon this , but it remains acceptable to others . `` Those men who say that Berlusconi should be ashamed of himself , I say to them , 'Why ? ' '' said clothing store owner Simonetta Giannini . `` Would n't you like to do it ? You all do and you are just jealous . There are more serious troubles in this country than to go after Berlusconi 's whores . '' Berlusconi has denied that he has ever paid for sex . In Italy , having sex with a prostitute is not a crime -- unless she is a minor . El Mahrough , nicknamed Ruby , is the nightclub dancer at the center of the most recent headache for Berlusconi . She is now 18 , but was 17 at the time of the alleged activity , from February through May . Ruby has said in an interview she told everyone she was 24 . They both deny having had sex with each other , but a roommate of Ruby 's said in a court document that Ruby admitted to having had an affair with the premier when she was 17 . Prosecutors are looking into it as a prostitution-with-a-minor case , though some wonder if Ruby 's involvement with Berlusconi qualifies as prostitution . Ruby 's former roommate told police , `` I remember that she would say that she was a close friend of the Prime Minister ... she said she was often in the premier 's house , where she had dinner , danced and had sex with him and who gave . her a lot of money . '' Berlusconi says that the prosecutors have no jurisdiction to investigate him , while opposition lawmakers have urged him to speak with them . `` We think he should just go and tell what he thinks is his truth , '' opposition lawmaker Giovanna Melandri told CNN . `` If he has any dignity , he should leave the post and allow Italy to start again with a political leader who is not engulfed in scandal . '' Other Italians were also not forgiving of their prime minister . `` It shames me as a citizen , as a man , and as a father , '' a businessman said . `` We have to keep our values . If not it would be total anarchy . It is disgusting what he does and even more disgusting that pages and pages of media go after this stuff because there is even worse and more serious trouble in this country . '' A grocery man , Marcello Picchione , also denounced Berlusconi 's alleged actions . `` Unfortunately it is nothing we did n't know . It happens everywhere . I 'm not surprised but it disgusts me that our prime minister does those things , '' he said . CNN 's Hada Messia contributed to this report .
Milan prosecutors are investigating whether Berlusconi paid for sex with a minor . Some ordinary Italians say they do n't care about the scandal . Others say it 's shameful for the country . An opposition lawmaker wants Berlusconi to step down .