Paternity row questioned

Feb 14, 2008 21:26 GMT  ·  By

When you win an online sex auction, the only idea that pops to mind due to absence of blood is that you are the absolute Master of the World, the Universe itself must have conspired to get you laid. Let's face it, if you entered such an auction for other reasons than losing a bet, the only thought that's left is a countdown to the big day.

One woman, auctioning her let's call it love life, has just won a court battle that will force the website hosting the sale to reveal the details of the winners from the period when she got knocked up. Bad luck for the poor German fellows, they signed up for meaningless, casual sex and end up with a meaningful new person in their life. Score one for Karma!

One of six winners will prove to be the unlucky father and one can only imagine what an emotional time this is for them. Provide an online name, get stuck with alimony. Some tradeoff that is. "The woman wanted to discover which one of the men had made her pregnant," a spokesman for the court in the southwestern city of Stuttgart said. "So she needed their contact details. Of course, if they're not willing to go along with the gene test, she'll have to take them to court."

Reuters reports that she was first turned down by the site's operator when asked about the contact details for the six men, citing a confidentiality clause in the terms and conditions. The woman then went on to court and thus the decision that will destroy one life for good. Of course, some people not agreeing to online sex auctions are now avenged and if names will ever be disclosed, I'm sure there'll be a call with a really short message: "Hear this? I'm playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin."

Jokes aside, the ruling was based on the child's right to know who his father is, taking precedence over the confidentiality clause.