The wife of an MI5 agent was one of the five prostitutes who took part in a 'Nazi- style' orgy with motor racing chief Max Mosley, it emerged yesterday.
It left MI5 facing questions last night over whether one of its officers had helped set up the sting which saw a lurid five-hour video of the sado-masochistic sex session sold to a newspaper.
The agent was forced to resign when the activities of his 38-year-old wife - who used the name Mistress Abi - were revealed.
Security sources dismissed any suggestion that the surveillance officer was involved in the secret filming in a 'torture dungeon' at a £2million flat in Chelsea and insisted he was unaware of it until after the story appeared in the newspapers.
But sources close to Mosley, the 68-yearold son of Sir Oswald Mosley, the wartime British fascist leader, said they wondered if the agent "might have been doing a bit of freelance work on the side".
The officer, who cannot be named for security reasons, is in his 40s and had several years of experience. He had served in the military and had responsibility for watching Al Qaeda suspects, Russian spies and crime bosses.
The Prime Minister and Home Secretary were informed by Jonathan Evans, the director general of MI5, that one of his agents was caught up in the affair.
He gave them a categorical assurance MI5 was not involved in an operation to entrap Mosley, who is not considered a security threat.
The spy's wife is believed to have engineered the tabloid sting after realising that Mosley, a regular client, had booked five prostitutes for a sex session.
Mosley was accused of spending £2,500 on prostitutes for the orgy. The women were said to be wearing striped uniforms - similar to those worn at Auschwitz - or Nazi uniforms.
One was allegedly whipped with a leather strap by Mosley while he counted each blow in German.
According to the News of the World, Mistress Abi wore a Luftwaffe uniform during the session and was described as a bisexual dominatrix.
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It left MI5 facing questions last night over whether one of its officers had helped set up the sting which saw a lurid five-hour video of the sado-masochistic sex session sold to a newspaper.
The agent was forced to resign when the activities of his 38-year-old wife - who used the name Mistress Abi - were revealed.
Security sources dismissed any suggestion that the surveillance officer was involved in the secret filming in a 'torture dungeon' at a £2million flat in Chelsea and insisted he was unaware of it until after the story appeared in the newspapers.
But sources close to Mosley, the 68-yearold son of Sir Oswald Mosley, the wartime British fascist leader, said they wondered if the agent "might have been doing a bit of freelance work on the side".
The officer, who cannot be named for security reasons, is in his 40s and had several years of experience. He had served in the military and had responsibility for watching Al Qaeda suspects, Russian spies and crime bosses.
The Prime Minister and Home Secretary were informed by Jonathan Evans, the director general of MI5, that one of his agents was caught up in the affair.
He gave them a categorical assurance MI5 was not involved in an operation to entrap Mosley, who is not considered a security threat.
The spy's wife is believed to have engineered the tabloid sting after realising that Mosley, a regular client, had booked five prostitutes for a sex session.
Mosley was accused of spending £2,500 on prostitutes for the orgy. The women were said to be wearing striped uniforms - similar to those worn at Auschwitz - or Nazi uniforms.
One was allegedly whipped with a leather strap by Mosley while he counted each blow in German.
According to the News of the World, Mistress Abi wore a Luftwaffe uniform during the session and was described as a bisexual dominatrix.
Pictures printed in the News of the World appeared to show Mosley taking part in a sordid sado-masochistic orgy
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