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Mosley stays defiant over sex scandal
British tabloid The News of the World reported last Sunday that Mosley participated in sex acts with five prostitutes in a scenario it said involved Nazi role-playing.
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- Published: 00:31 April 6, 2008
Bahrain: FIA president Max Mosley is defying growing calls for his resignation following a sex scandal, saying he has done "nothing wrong."
British tabloid The News of the World reported last Sunday that Mosley participated in sex acts with five prostitutes in a scenario it said involved Nazi role-playing.
"I was the victim of a disgusting conspiracy. It goes without saying that the so-called Nazi element is pure fabrication," Mosley wrote in a letter to German motoring federation ADAC, excerpts of which were published by website Autosport.com on Saturday.
"This will become crystal clear when the matter comes to trial. The newspaper invented this in order to spice up their story and introduce my family background."
Mosley is the son of British Union of Fascists party founder Oswald Mosley, a former British politician who served in Parliament for both the Labour and Conservative parties.
Mosley sued The News of the World on Friday.
"In short, I think I have done nothing wrong and that the wrong was done by the newspaper. That is why I am suing them," Mosley was quoted as saying in the letter.
"Many people do things in their bedrooms or have personal habits which others find repugnant. But as long as they keep them private, nobody objects."
Mosley has called for a special general assembly to be hosted in Paris, where he will state his case to the 222 national motoring organisations from 130 countries there.
ADAC has already asked him to reconsider his position, while Holland's motoring body KNAF has said it will vote against him.
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