Britain over-ruled on group sex

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Britain on the issue of group sex between men.

The case was brought following the conviction of a British man for gross indecency after police found video recordings of him and up to four other men having sex at his home.

The court ruled that British laws banning group sex between men amounted to a breach of privacy because there had been no real likelihood of the film becoming public.

The man at the centre of the case was awarded some thirty thousand dollars in compensation.

The BBC Legal Affairs correspondent says that, as a result of the ruling, laws in the United Kingdom will have to be changed.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service