Scottish mother accused of operating a brothel
A 44-year-old mother from Scotland was accused of operating a brothel in Manhattan. Apparently, the woman owned an apartment where she was arranging sexual meetings, sometimes even with underage girls.
In many European countries, brothels are illegal. Almost everywhere in USA, brothels are illegal. This however, does not stop people who own a brothel to run special establishment (spas, saunas, massage parlors) for sexual services, in order to avoid a prostitution conviction.
According to some people who know her, the Scottish woman has some hidden money and she plans to escape from the police if they try to close in on her. Some people who support her even claim that the legalization of brothels would be a necessary step in decreasing sexual violence and preventing rapes.
Source: www.blogs.suntimes.com
The woman denies all the charges against her and pleads not guilty. Her family supports her and claim she is a good person, a dedicated mother and a religious person and she would not be capable of doing such a horrible thing. In addition to this, her lawyers claim she was only operating a legal online dating business.
According to a Manhattan Attorney, she claimed to have some strong connections in law who will help her get rid of all the accusations. Regarding these new accusations, she declined to comment further on the case.
If she is found guilty, the woman could be sentenced to seven years in prison.
