Man Sues Employer for $5m After Being Fired For Surfing Adult Chatrooms

James Pacenza claims he suffers from “sex addiction”, and that his bosses should have shown him sympathy, rather than the door after being fired for visiting “adult” internet chat rooms.

Dr Ian Banks, chairman of the Men’s Health Forum, and a working GP, suspects that the emergence of sex addiction may be more to do with changing cultural views of sex rather than any psychological defect.

He said: “There have always been a wide range of libido levels in society, and a high libido may be viewed as acceptable in one country, and unacceptable in another country, such as the US.

“Part of the problem is that while in cases of low sex drive we can often identify a medical condition underlying and causing it, I’m not aware of any medical condition that could contribute to a very high libido.

“My feeling is that this is a reflection of the societies we live in. Sometimes there is an awful lot of pressure on people to conform sexually.”