Mercedes driver sues after couple have sex on his car
A man is suing the owners of a car park after a couple damaged his Mercedes when they allegedly had sex on the bonnet.
Car owner Omer Murzoglu says the sexual encounter was so passionate they not only damaged the bodywork but knocked off a wing mirror too.
The 53-year-old claims that poor security at the underground car park in the German city of Cologne makes them responsible for the damage.
CCTV footage of the romp reportedly shows the couple walking down and stopping in front of the dark blue Merc C-Class. They then strip off and appear to have sex on the car's bonnet.
Experts estimate that repairing the damage would cost more than $7,000.
After car park bosses turned down Omer's plea for compensation, he turned to law and sued them for negligence.
"I parked my car in the underground car park at the cathedral around 6pm and went to the Covid-19 test centre, where I worked as a night watchman," he explained.
"When I got to the car around 8am, it was demolished."
His lawyer Matthias Siegert-Paar said it was "clear" the car park should take responsibility.
"If you park a car for money in a multi-storey car park that is monitored, then the operating company must be held liable," he said.
"Since they objected, we decided to sue."
But the lawsuit was dismissed by the Cologne District Court when judges ruled that the car park's owners were not obliged to monitor the CCTV constantly.
Additionally, court officials who obtained the CCTV footage during the trial did not carry out a public search against the unknown couple.
Chief public prosecutor Ulrich Bremer explained why by saying: "A public search was not legally possible. This would only be done if it was a crime of considerable importance.
"This requirement is undoubtedly not met in the case of an offense involving property damage, even taking into account the amount of damage."
Siegert-Paar said they would appeal the decision.
- Newsflash/ Australscope
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