William Halby, a 77-year-old Brooklyn lawyer, has been ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes after claiming over $300,000 for prostitutes, porn, and sex toys on his tax returns.

Halby felt his claims were reasonable ones. "I was depressed," Halby said. "I live a solitary life. I have no social life. I needed that release. Over the years, I've been with dozens of girls for full-body massage with . . . happy ending."

He claimed that $2,173 spent on porn was "to enhance sexual performance in lieu of taking Viagra." He also felt lubes, condoms and nipple clamps were reasonable deductions.

"It must be noted that portions of [Halby's] 'sex therapy' were, in fact, sex for a fee, in violation of penal law," Administrative Law Judge Brian Friedman decided.

"Illegal treatments cannot be included in expenses," an auditor added. "In addition to being illegal in New York state, these expenses are not substantiated with receipts."

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Rev Peter Mullen, the chaplain to the London stock exchange, is being criticized for suggesting on his blog that gay men should be tattooed with health warnings in order to dissuade homosexuals from having "deviant" sex.

Mr Mullen wrote: "It is time that religious believers began to recommend... discouragements of homosexual practices after the style of warnings on cigarette packets.

"Let us make it obligatory for homosexuals to have their backsides tattooed with the slogan SODOMY CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH and their chins with FELLATIO KILLS."

He also suggests 'obscene' gay pride parades be outlawed.

A source said: "These comments are now being looked at internally within the Diocese and he faces disciplinary procedures."

The chaplain claimed he made the comments in jest.

He said: "I wrote some satirical things on my blog and anybody with an ounce of sense of humour or any understanding of the tradition of English satire would immediately assume that they're ... Read more ...