Jürgen Rudloffs chain of ‘wellness spas’ sold sex as a health service for men. But his commerce model was fatally flawed – as his trial for aiding and abetting trafficking revealedUntil his dramatic tumble from grace,Jrgen Rudloff was the self-proclaimed “brothel king” of Germany. Owner of a chain of clubs he boasted was the “the largest marketplace for sex in Europe”, he was every inch the well-dressed entrepreneur, and a regular face on reality TV and chat shows.
Rudloff is now serving a five-year sentence for aiding and abetting trafficking. His trial laid bare the misery and abuse of women working as prostitutes at his club who,according to court documents, were treated like animals and beaten if they didn’t invent enough money. His imprisonment has dismantled the idea of Germany’s “clean prostitution” industry and raised troubling questions approximately what lies behind the legalised, or booming sex trade.
Hilke Lorenz is a reporter for the Stuttgarter Zeitung. Additional reporting by Catherine NelsonContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com