New documentary captures true story of 'whore' and her disabled client

A new documentary titled 'Scarlet Road', which has been nominated for the Walkley Award, tells the story of a man who loves sex but is confined to the wheelchair with cerebral palsy, due to which he has been the client of a Sydney sex worker for the past seven years.

The documentary, made by Catherine Scott, explores the relation between people like Mark Manitta and Rachel Wotton, who specialises in disabled clients.

"People do not understand the difference that sex makes," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Manitta as saying.

"'Part of having cerebral palsy is spasticity and muscle spasms. I need sex all the time to make my muscles relax. And I like .... BNN