Couple 'Running a Brothel' from Home Just About Escape a Prison Sentence

[The Libertarian]

Isn't extraordinarily sad that our so called justice system has nothing better to do it seems than criminalising decent people -

https://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-36890417.html

And it exposes the scumbaggery of TORLERs claiming that sex workers are decriminalised under the new law!

The husband and wife team who hail from countries where such activites are legal, were fined €600 each! Absolutely a disgraceful way to treat people providing a valuable and much needed service to the local community!

[MR-LOVA]

We need that service in Dublin

[AZ99]

... So the focus of this criminal investigation was the people selling sex?

Why hasn't there been an uproar about this from the criminalisation camp?

[Petros]

... So the focus of this criminal investigation was the people selling sex?

Why hasn't there been an uproar about this from the criminalisation camp?

That’s a fair point but the prosecution were cute.

“In the case the couple pleaded guilty to knowingly living in whole or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person and aided and abetted that prostitution contrary to Section 10 of the Criminal Law Sex Offences Act”

It wasn’t prostitution they were done for but rather the living of the earnings of the other gained from prostitution - this also took place in 2016 so was before the current law was implemented.

[AZ99]

That’s a fair point but the prosecution were cute.

“In the case the couple pleaded guilty to knowingly living in whole or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person and aided and abetted that prostitution contrary to Section 10 of the Criminal Law Sex Offences Act”

It wasn’t prostitution they were done for but rather the living of the earnings of the other gained from prostitution - this also took place in 2016 so was before the current law was implemented.

The point though is that the focus of the prosecution has been on the couple selling sex, regardless of what law was used in court. You would expect the criminalisation camp to be angry about this, but they've remained silent.

It may have taken place in 2016, but back then people were talking about criminalising the client and not the seller. So again, why aren't the criminalisation camp stepping up to say "this isn't what we wanted"?

Could it be that people who advocate criminalisation aren't actually concerned with the welfare of people who sell sex?

[Petros]

Could it be that people who advocate criminalisation aren't actually concerned with the welfare of people who sell sex?

This case was in court 2 years ago - I can’t recall if any side was up in arms ar not back then over this prosecution.

The bottom line is that those who brought in this new legislation criminalising the clients in the name of protecting the escorts have absolutely no interest in protecting the escorts. If they had any consideration for the escorts safety they would not have brought in such a law which only shoves the industry further underground.

[Dom Dunn]

The point though is that the focus of the prosecution has been on the couple selling sex, regardless of what law was used in court. You would expect the criminalisation camp to be angry about this, but they've remained silent.

It may have taken place in 2016, but back then people were talking about criminalising the client and not the seller. So again, why aren't the criminalisation camp stepping up to say "this isn't what we wanted"?

Could it be that people who advocate criminalisation aren't actually concerned with the welfare of people who sell sex?

They are not concerned. A previous MOJ actually said so at a public meeting.

[FredLopez]

The point though is that the focus of the prosecution has been on the couple selling sex, regardless of what law was used in court. You would expect the criminalisation camp to be angry about this, but they've remained silent.

It may have taken place in 2016, but back then people were talking about criminalising the client and not the seller. So again, why aren't the criminalisation camp stepping up to say "this isn't what we wanted"?

Could it be that people who advocate criminalisation aren't actually concerned with the welfare of people who sell sex?

back then many escorts sharing even got a harsh wake-up call.
I know of several who were jailed and deported.
The client was relatively safe then though

[Petros]

back then many escorts sharing even got a harsh wake-up call.
I know of several who were jailed and deported.
The client was relatively safe then though

As you say things were a bit different back then for clients but I doubt anyone really wanted to get caught up in a raid. Today however things could be a lot different! I suppose as the guards are not too use to the new laws one could hope that there might be a mistake made during the arrest but a good lawyer would need to be employed to make sure that any loophole was exposed and used in the clients favour.

[FredLopez]

As you say things were a bit different back then for clients but I doubt anyone really wanted to get caught up in a raid. Today however things could be a lot different! I suppose as the guards are not too use to the new laws one could hope that there might be a mistake made during the arrest but a good lawyer would need to be employed to make sure that any loophole was exposed and used in the clients favour.

it was different then as the client may only be called as a witness, name address taken but very rarely was one called.
Its different today