An Austrian court jailed for two years today a colourful Romanian call girl with a doctorate in nuclear physics who conned a smitten Canadian businessman out of 230,000 euros (318,000 USD).
The 37-year-old woman, who has not been named, also worked as a presenter on breakfast television in her home country, is a keen rally driver and was once engaged to a Jordanian prince, according to the Austria Press Agency.
The 57-year-old Canadian businessman told the court in Salzburg, western Austria, where the woman lives, that he first "booked" her for a week-long holiday in the Caribbean in 2011.
Telling him that she had breast cancer and was in debt from the funeral of her disabled daughter, the man gave her ever larger sums of money which she spent on a beauty salon that went bankrupt and an Audi TT sports car.
The woman admitted lying but accused him of violent behaviour.
"He wanted me to move to Canada and marry him, but I did not want to. I have pressed charges against him for attempted murder, sexual abuse and assault," she told the court.
