A Thai Massage parlor was a brothel - sentenced for pimping

TT

Updated 14.31 | Published 14.07

 

A 54-year-old woman and her former husband have been charged in the Kristianstad district court with aggravated pimping and aggravated money laundering. Archive image. Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT

A Thai massage parlor in Kristianstad was a disguised brothel. Now a 54-year-old woman is sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for aggravated pimping. She is also sentenced to a five-year ban on food.

According to Kristianstad, she has earned at least SEK 400,000 from the illegal activity.

At the same time, her former husband, who was charged with serious money laundering, is acquitted because, according to the court, it is beyond reasonable doubt that he knew where the money he handled came from.

— The victims have been handled almost like merchandise, said prosecutor Emelie Månsson according to local media during the trial.

Three of the women are awarded damages of SEK 10,000 each, because they have been exploited in a reckless manner.

Four men are sentenced to suspended sentences and daily fines for buying sex. Since then, another 22 men who visited the salon have been convicted of this crime.
Massage room inside the salon with two beds and dividers between. On top are disposable sheets and used towels. Unused condom.

 

Massage room inside the salon with two beds and dividers between. On top are disposable sheets and used towels.
1 / 2Photo: The police