Woman pleads guilty to brothel keeping in Cork City

[anitasizzle]

another pimp bites the dust

Evening Echo | Court finds woman guilty of organising prostitution in Cork

Court finds woman guilty of organising prostitution in Cork

23/04/2010 - 17:48:56

The woman accused of organising prostitution and keeping brothels was found guilty on seven charges of managing brothels at 5.30pm this evening.

C******** O’****, aged 39, of Scartbarry, Watergrasshill, County Cork, was remanded in custody to May 12 for sentencing.

The jury found her not guilty on 43 counts related to the alleged organisation of prostitution and the keeping of brothels at 26, John Street and 18, Grafton Street, Cork, on dates between January 2006 and May 2007 and there was failure to reach any verdict on 19 counts.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin refused to remand the accused on bail for sentencing and said he was differentiating between herself and her husband by remanding him on bail as he had pleaded guilty.

O’***** showed no visible reaction to her conviction for keeping brothels.

Defence senior counsel, Tom Creed, said yesterday, “This is one of the thinnest case I have ever seen put forward by the Director of Public Prosecutions.

“This is ultimately about money and they have followed the money trail and they have got their scalps. In terms of the prostitutes, no doubt those ladies will go somewhere else.

“This is a very successful operation by the gardaí and they are to be commended for their work.”

He reminded the jury that ***********, aged 53, who still faces sentence for his crimes, has pleaded guilty to organising prostitution and keeping the two brothels, and that the Criminal Assets Bureau had obtained a "significant" sum of money from him.

J******* *****, aged 41, of ************, Old Youghal Road, Cork, pleaded guilty to five counts of keeping brothels at 18, Grafton Street and 26, John Street on various dates in 2006 and 2007 and she will be sentenced on May 12, as will Linnane.

The prosecution dropped its prosecution of *********, aged 48, of *********, Ballyvolane, Cork, on Monday.

Why didn't she plead guilty from the get-go-the stress from knowing you're going down, and harbouring that stress for close to 4 years would do my head in-how many times have she's been laughing and having a good time with friends only to be reminded you're going jail?

She was damned if she does, damned if she doesn't, but totaly stupid in thinking, like a lot of criminals do, in that the Guards are dumb, and can be beaten.

[luther]

Why didn't she plead guilty from the get-go-the stress from knowing you're going down, and harbouring that stress for close to 4 years would do my head in-how many times have she's been laughing and having a good time with friends only to be reminded you're going jail?

She was damned if she does, damned if she doesn't, but totaly stupid in thinking, like a lot of criminals do, in that the Guards are dumb, and can be beaten.

How would she know she was going down???

Would you not pled not guilty if you thought there was a chance you would get off, or is that a difficult question???

[espensen]

“This is a very successful operation by the gardaí and they are to be commended for their work.”

In some parts, gardai actually work in assisting the pimps. Strange world. I mean, what exactly is the crime in keeping a brothel? You make money, which pays off your mortgage on the property and you make a few pund for yourself. We just gave 400million to Greece, we don't need the money. Bloody hell!

[anitasizzle]

How would she know she was going down???

Would you not pled not guilty if you thought there was a chance you would get off, or is that a difficult question???

You know! If you get caught twice for running brothels, you automatically get two years-two different premises were raided on two different dates, you're at the two years point-You're going to go. Some people can wait it out, but I couldn't if I know I did it and my time was up, I'l plead guilty, I did it and it paid off for me, I got no time just probation. I even got the money back they took off me, Thanks Garda

[espensen]

I love this crap from courts. They could have let her be or COST the tax payer the codt of keeping her in jail, which sounds like a lot, per prisoner. Whereas if u do damage to someone, you can get a suspended sentence? A lot of crimes in this country are silly and the real crimes aren't punishable. It beggars belief.

[seanief1980]

Cork brothel kingpin jailed - TV3


Cork brothel kingpin jailed


12.05.10

A man described as the kingpin of prostitution in Munster has been jailed for fifteen months.

***********, along with two women was arrested as part of a garda crackdown on organised prostitution and brothel keeping in Cork.

********** (53), along with two women, was arrested as part of a garda crackdown on organised prostitution and brothel keeping in Cork.
He was found guilty of 19 counts of organising prostitution and brothel keeping and was sentenced to a two-year prison sentence. The final nine months of his sentence were suspended on the condition that ********* did not associate with the business.

******** partner, 39-year-old ************, was convicted of seven counts of acting or assisting in the management of brothels in Cork. She was given a two-year suspended sentence.