Milan, June 8 (LaPresse) – "I apologise for the words I used during a phone conversation with a journalist from Repubblica. I was taken by surprise by what was being attributed to me, an episode and accusations regarding which I have already expressed, through my lawyer, astonishment and total estrangement. I have also declared myself ready, from the outset, to provide all necessary clarifications. I apologise, and I repeat it, for expressions that I thought were colloquial, but which I nevertheless consider wrong and which, in the context of a phone call, may have caused misunderstandings or offended sensitivities," said Francesco Silvestro, senator of Forza Italia, regarding the news of a complaint filed by a woman against him for alleged sexual harassment.