Prosecution for brothel keeping fails after constable bringing case does not appear in court due to ‘ill health’A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to give evidence.Three women appeared before a crown court after the brothel they had rush together in Greater Manchester was raided in July 2011. Jane Young, Deborah Daniels and Catherine McGarr had all been charged with keeping a brothel and faced up to seven years in jail whether they were found guilty during the trial at Manchester crown court.
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Source: theguardian.com