The scandal would likely have been a ho-hum tale of sex and bondage of little interest to jaded Europeans were it not for two things. The man holding the whip was one of the most powerful men in motor racing. And when he ordered his “prisoners” to submit, he was speaking in a practiced German that called up disturbing images of a distant past.
The racing chief says the session was a consensual adult gathering and the airing of the tape an invasion of his privacy.The Seattle Times
A video of motor racing chief Max Mosley consorting with prostitutes including a break for tea reappeared on a tabloid newspaper Web site on Wednesday immediately after Britain’s High Court refused to issue an injunction against it.
The federation said Wednesday that Mosley’s future would be decided in a confidence vote during a special general assembly in Paris on June 3.
Mosley’s lawyers had sought an injunction to prevent the News of the World from posting covertly filmed footage of the orgy on its Web site.
But judge David Eady ruled the paper could post the 90-second clip. He said it contains “shots of Mr. Mosley taking part in sexual activities with five prostitutes, and it also covers the tea break.” azstarnet
Mr Justice Eady said that content of the video was now so widely familiar that Mosley could no longer reasonably expect to keep it out of the public domain.
“I have, with some reluctance, come to the conclusion that although this material is intrusive and demeaning, and despite the fact that there is no legitimate public interest in its further publication, the granting of an order against this respondent at the present juncture would merely be a futile gesture,” he said. “The dam has effectively burst.”
Tom Crone, legal manager of the News of the World, said in a statement: “Max Mosley’s attempt to suppress the News of the World’s video of his sordid activities has failed. The film is now back on the website.” THE INDEPENDENT
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