All articles tagged with #brothel
Originally Published 5 days ago — by The San Francisco Standard
The article reports on a person who was trapped in a suspected brothel, which has now been shut down permanently by city authorities, highlighting ongoing efforts to combat illegal activities and human trafficking.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by ABC News
Three women were found dead in a Vienna brothel with cuts and stab wounds, prompting a criminal investigation. A 27-year-old man was arrested near the scene carrying a knife, believed to be the weapon. A fourth woman found inside the brothel is being questioned as a witness. The identities of the victims remain unknown, and brothels are legal in Austria.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by WCVB Boston
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that hearings for dozens of individuals accused of purchasing sex in a high-end brothel ring bust will be open to the public, promoting transparency and accountability. More than two dozen suspects are accused of buying sex at brothels in Cambridge and Watertown. The decision comes after a clerk magistrate ruled that the hearings should be open to the media. The case involves alleged customers from various professions who paid for membership and high rates for prostitution services. The hearing dates have not been set, and the case began when federal investigators arrested three people accused of running the brothels out of a network of apartments in the Boston area and Virginia.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
A wife has threatened to protest outside a brothel in Gold Coast after her husband spent nearly $4,000 on a seven-hour sex-bender. The man paid for the first hour in cash to hide it from his wife, and then attempted to continue using a bank transfer but ended up using a credit card. The wife later turned up at the brothel, claiming her husband was "drunk and on drugs" and had no recollection of the incident. The manager of the brothel explained that the man seemed sober in CCTV footage and had negotiated a good deal with the sex workers. The manager advised the wife to take up the issue with her husband and not harass the brothel.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CNN
Two defendants accused of running high-end brothels in Boston and Virginia will remain in detention following a judge's ruling. Prosecutors presented evidence of large sums of money, detailed ledgers, and instructions given by the alleged leader of the brothel network, Han Lee. The clients of the brothels, which included politicians, business executives, doctors, military members, and government contractors, have not been named. Han Lee concealed over $1 million in proceeds and had impeccable financial and business record keeping, according to prosecutors. The defendants have been charged with conspiring to engage in prostitution.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NBC4 Washington
Three individuals have been charged with operating a sophisticated commercial sex ring in Massachusetts and Northern Virginia that catered to well-connected clients, including elected officials and military officers. The operation involved using high-end apartments as brothels and websites falsely advertising nude Asian models for professional photography. Clients paid upwards of $600 per hour for services, and some even paid a monthly membership fee. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities believe there may be hundreds of clients, including government contractors, doctors, lawyers, professors, and executives at tech companies.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Boston Herald
A secretive brothel catering to wealthy doctors, lawyers, politicians, and military officers has been busted in Boston. Three individuals have been arrested for running the operation, which primarily marketed Asian women for sex trafficking. The brothel operated through websites and rented high-end apartments as locations. While the anonymous buyers were not charged, the investigation is ongoing, and future arrests may include elected officials, high-tech executives, doctors, and others. This is the 16th case on human trafficking and civil rights prosecutions since the formation of a dedicated unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the region in 2022.