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starbelgrade

Cork brothel owner has been keeping tabs on his (and maybe your!) business....

A MAN who has made a €1 million settlement with the Criminal Assets Bureau has been jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to brothel-keeping and organising prostitution in Cork city.

Tony Linnane (54), Scartbarry, Watergrasshill, Co Cork, had pleaded guilty last month to 19 counts of brothel-keeping and organising prostitution at Grafton Street and Lower John Street in Cork city in 2006 and 2007.

At Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin sentenced Linnane to two years in jail but suspended the final nine months. He said he was taking into account the fact that Linnane had agreed to pay over €1 million to Cab.

Insp Declan O’Sullivan told the court how gardaí raided 15 premises on November 20th, 2006, and seized documents, copying equipment and computers.

They found a live link between cameras hidden in sockets in the rooms in the brothels and Linnane’s house which was streaming what was happening in the brothels to his house and they also found still shots of clients with some of the prostitutes.

Gardaí found that some 190 men had visited the Grafton Street brothel in the week before the raids and 74 had visited the John Street brothel, paying on average €150 a visit.

Insp O’Sullivan agreed with Tom Creed, defending, that none of the women working in the brothels had been trafficked or forced into working there.

He added that Linnane had alerted gardaí on three occasions when clients asked to be introduced to children.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0513/1224270277033.html

NothingMan

I wonder if they taped me performing the Alabama stink beatle on Cyrstal. That's a very difficult manouvre. I'd love to watch it back.

dr.bollocko

NothingMan wrote: »

I wonder if they taped me performing the Alabama stink beatle on Cyrstal.

....


Swing?

Overheal

Insp O’Sullivan agreed with Tom Creed, defending, that none of the women working in the brothels had been trafficked or forced into working there.

A harsh blow to the nutters that push the prostitution = human trafficking concept.

AnonoBoy

Overheal wrote: »

prostitution = human trafficking

While that equation may not always be true the reverse is sadly true a lot more often.

Dravokivich

He added that Linnane had alerted gardaí on three occasions when clients asked to be introduced to children.

Seems to be very aware of issue's that could affect the commuinity too... look at that man..

The_Minister

I like how he called the cops on paedos.

/Approves

starbelgrade

AnonoBoy wrote: »

While that equation may not always be true the reverse is sadly true a lot more often.

Even if it's not always true, there's always the possibility - especially with African women & sometimes girls. This article from The Irish Times makes for some fairly harrowing reading -

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/0510/1224270039963.html

starbelgrade

The_Minister wrote: »

I like how he called the cops on paedos.

/Approves

I found that a bit odd - I mean how did that one work:

Linnane; "Howya, I've got some information on some paedos"

Garda; "How did you get this information sir?"

Linnanne; "They were in my brothel last night looking for some kids"

Garda; "And do you know their names & whereabouts?"

Linnane; "No, but I secretly recorded them on my laptop"

Garda; "Good man sir - It's more upstanding citizens like you that we need in this country."

The_Minister

starbelgrade wrote: »

I found that a bit odd - I mean how did that one work:

Linnane; "Howya, I've got some information on some paedos"

Garda; "How did you get this information sir?"

Linnanne; "They were in my brothel last night looking for some kids"

Garda; "And do you know their names & whereabouts?"

Linnane; "No, but I secretly recorded them on my laptop"

Garda; "Good man sir - It's more upstanding citizens like you that we need in this country."

I was wondering the same thing - anonymous tip maybe?

Still, it's an awful risk to take.

starbelgrade

The_Minister wrote: »

I was wondering the same thing - anonymous tip maybe?

Still, it's an awful risk to take.

After 47 call outs, the Gardai finally started to suspect that the apartment full of scantily clad, hot, east european women, may have had more to it than meets the eye.

AnonoBoy

starbelgrade wrote: »

After 47 call outs, the Gardai finally started to suspect that the apartment full of scantily clad, hot, east european women, may have had more to it than meets the eye.

No no no they all just came over to use the shower.... together.... again.....