LONDON, July 25 (UPI) -- A British judge has ruled that a tabloid newspaper breached the privacy of Max Mosley by claiming he took part in a sadomasochistic "orgy" with a Nazi theme.
Judge David Eady awarded Mosley, overseer of grand prix auto racing, damages of about $120,000 and legal costs estimated to be at least $850,000 in his lawsuit against The News of the World, The New York Times reported Friday.
Mosley had contended there was no Nazi theme to a five-hour sex session in an apartment in the Chelsea district of London that was secretly filmed by the tabloid newspaper.
The judge agreed, saying he found no evidence of "an enactment of Nazi behavior or adoption of any of its attitudes." He said Mosley had a right to privacy for sexual activities on private premises that did not violate criminal law.
