Reuters

Women arrested in sex competition

Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:27pm IST

ATHENS (Reuters)

Nine British women were facing prostitution
charges after being arrested at the weekend
for taking part in an oral sex competition in
the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police
said on Monday.

Six British and six Greek men, including two
bar owners, were also charged in the incident,
which took place at Laganas beach in the south
of the Ionian island, which lies off the west
coast of mainland Greece, police said.

The women, who came to the popular resort on
holiday, had been paid to take part in the
competition, which was video recorded and was
to be posted on the Internet, police said.

The men were charged with encouraging
obscene behavior.

In recent years, Laganas has established
itself as one of Greece’s most popular destinations
for twenty-something holidaymakers and is known
for its wild party scene.

Around 15 million people — a fifth of them
British — visit the eastern Mediterranean country
each year, drawn by its soaring summer temperatures,
azure waters and sandy beaches.