No Nazi theme to Mosley sex play
2008-07-09 08:08
London - Two women who took part in sado-masochistic role play with motor racing chief Max Mosley denied on Tuesday the encounter had a Nazi theme as alleged by a British newspaper.
Mosley, 68, president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), F1's governing body, is suing the tabloid News of the World for breaching his privacy over an article that said he had taken part in a "sick Nazi orgy".
The son of Britain's 1930s fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley has told London's High Court he was interested in sado-masochism but the events covered by the paper had no Nazi theme and he found the idea was "unerotic".
Two of the women, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the court they were disgusted to read the allegations the sado-masochistic activities had Nazi overtones.
Woman D, a student in her 20s, said it was a "prison fantasy".
"I am particularly appalled at the accusations that our scenarios had any Nazi connotation or overtones," she said. "No Nazi images, uniforms or material were used. I did not see anything Nazi."
She said the newspaper's account of the session based on a film taken by a third participant referred to as Woman E, was "absurd", and its description of the women taking part as "hookers and prostitutes" was offensive.
She admitted the sex activities "may not be everyone's cup of tea" but said she enjoyed it.
"I would rather be doing corporal punishment a long way over going to the dentist," she told the court, saying she had been friends with Mosley for 18 months.
In her evidence, Woman A said she met Mosley after he got in touch through her website two years ago and she had visited him in Monaco.
She said an earlier German prison role play had been "hugely sexy and fun" but was not Nazi-related. She denied telling Woman E that the session would have a "very strong Nazi theme" or that Mosley had requested such a theme.
The court heard that she said she felt betrayed after her friend Woman E went to the newspaper.
The paper argued it was justified in publishing the story because of Mosley's public role.
Mosley faced pressure to resign after the story appeared in March with a series of lurid photographs and video footage on the paper's website.
However, he won a vote of confidence at an extraordinary FIA general assembly last month.
The hearing continues.