More charges possible over SA 'brothel'

A growing number of eastern suburbs mothers are allegedly signing up to work as sex workers.

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A man accused of pocketing up to $20,000 a day from a large scale prostitution ring in Adelaide could have up to 70 additional charges laid against him, a court has heard.

Chinese national Hon Leung Chu, 31, faced Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with eight counts of money laundering after police allegedly located a brothel call centre" at an apartment earlier this year.

A police prosecutor told the court the existing charges may be upgraded and up to 70 further charges may be laid.

He also said a number of co-accused had already been arrested, and police were still to arrest some.

At an earlier hearing, police alleged Chu was running a prostitution ring involving bout 36 prostitutes and 19 receptionists.



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Published 1 August 2018 2:18pm
By Helen Chen
Source: AAP


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