World Series of Fighting lightweight Waylon Lowe is suing a Philadelphia sex shop after a product he purchased caused significant damage to his genitals. WARNING: Graphic descriptions.
A few months ago we told you about former TUF fighter Ray Elbe's fractured penis in what was considered a "sex accident". I'm sure that many of you have been wondering "when is the next genital story" coming out? Well folks, today is your lucky day. Former UFC fighter and current WSOF lightweight Waylon Lowe (14-4) has sued a Philadelphia sex shop over a "penis gel" which burned, scarred, and permanently disfigured his genitals. Philly.com has the details:
But a famous fighter says the Kama Sutra Pleasure Balm Prolonging Gel was far from pleasurable, and instead burned and scarred his genitals so badly last fall that he remains permanently disfigured and dysfunctional.
Michael Waylon Lowe, 32, of Southwest Center City, a mixed-martial-artist who competes internationally, has sued the South Street sex shop where he says he bought the gel, and the product's California-based creator, seeking more than $50,000 in damages, according to a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court.
I would hardly describe Waylon Lowe as "famous", but he did compete four times in the UFC, defeating Steve Lopez and Willamy Freire and losing to Nik Lentz and Melvin Guillard. Lowe recently won his WSOF debut against Cameron Dollar by KO on March 23rd to extend his post-UFC win streak to 4.
The article later describes the recently filed lawsuit and details the night Lowe's use of the gel took a horribly painful turn for the worse. You can stop reading after this sentence if you're too squeamish:
In the complaint, filed May 14, Lowe claims he had used the desensitizing gel previously without problem. And when he applied it last Sept. 1, he and his fiancée began lovemaking without incident. But when their 3-year-old daughter awoke, the fiancée interrupted their intercourse to attend to her, according to the lawsuit.
Before she returned, Lowe "began to experience excruciating pain and pressure in his penis," the lawsuit states. "He removed the condom and his penis swelled significantly. He sought emergency medical treatment and follow-up care thereafter."
It claims that Lowe suffered "catastrophic and permanent damage," including penile scarring, loss of sensation and function; nerve and tissue damage; humiliation, embarrassment and mental anguish; lost wages and earning capacity; and loss of life's pleasures.
The sex shop has since taken the product off of their shelves. According to the Kama Sutra company president Marla Lee, this is the first time they've heard of such an incident with this particular gel, which they've sold for more than 40 years.