Student 'sells virginity' via web

BBC ^ | 3-21-04 | BBC News

[Pylon]

Student 'sells virginity' via web

A lesbian university student who auctioned her virginity on the internet to pay for her studies is reported to have had sex with the highest bidder.

Rosie Reid, 18, from London, slept with a 44-year-old BT engineer in a hotel room in Euston after he paid her £8,400, the News of the World reports.

But she told the newspaper: "It was horrible... I felt nervous and scared."

She hatched the plan to avoid graduating with debts of £15,000 from her Bristol University degree course.

'Uncomfortable'

Ms Reid, from Dulwich, had sex with the divorced father-of-two after he gave her a banker's draft, according to the News of the World.

Her partner, Jess Cameron, stayed in the same hotel while she went through with the act nearly three weeks ago.

She told the newspaper: "I felt obliged... to please him as he had just paid all this money."

But she added: "It didn't feel like it was happening to me. I felt like I was watching it happen to someone else.

"I was just so relieved when it was over... I was desperate to get back to Jess as I felt so uncomfortable."

The next morning she said she joined her partner and they "just cried and cried".

'Drastic action'

The social policy student put herself on offer in January, saying she would rather sleep with a stranger than face years of comparative poverty.

She is reported to have had responses from more than 2,000 men from around the world.

The student was working lengthy hours in order to pay for tuition fees and living accommodation in Bristol when she came up with the auction idea.

She said at the time: "I am devoting too much time to paid employment and not enough to studying.

"It started as a joke, and ended up as 'why not?'".

Auction website eBay later withdrew her ad, but she continued the auction through her own website.

It is not known if the News of the World paid her for her story.

[Happygal]

Oh wedding bells! Excellent!
Congrats - and send 24K my kindest regards! :-)

I'm keeping busy - between work, and doing some singing and shows as a hobby, I sometimes think I'll meet myself coming through the hall door some days.

Like to keep an eye on FR though. Even if I am barred from the chatroom! *LOL*

[Notforprophet]

I know what you mean about the hall door, LOL. Never knew there was so much to do to get a wedding planned! :) I'll pass on your regards to 24K.

Don't go into the chatroom much myself anymore. Again it's a time issue... who has any?! LOL

NFP

[HELLRAISER II]

I think she got what she asked for, as for her being a virgin I'd have to disagree with that. If she's had sex with her Lesbian lover, it's still sex and if she used in sex toy's what's the difference?

[been called a cynic]

a "social policy" student, eh?

hmmmm....

[singfreedom]

Oh, thank you, thank you, that was the best laugh hubby and I have had for a LONG time! It must have been a REALLY slow news day at the BBC, but the exchange here has been terrific! Everybody needs a good laugh.

[luvbach1]

...but for that price I expect Anna Kournikova!

For that price you'd have a fair chance of getting Anna K. But perhaps not. She doesn't need the money.

[Makedonski]

She is the instigator and he is the bloody idiot for spending sooo much money on a whore.

What can she offer for that money that another chick can not?

He could take a holiday in Eastern Europe and get a bargain on ..... :))).

Look ADAM was minding his own business when EVE (the evil one) suggested they eat from the forbiden fruit. ADAMs was the idiot that listened to her. :)

[NoGrayZone]

Why is she so upset??? She put the bid up there, then went ahead and had sex w/ a stranger for money (prostitute). If she feels that bad about it, then give back the money. That way, she could be just a stupid girl instead of a stupid prostitute.

[FutureMarine]

8400 pounds is way too much. If that guy had become a "martyr" he would have gotten 72 virgins for free.