Nine local governments in the Sydney agglomeration pay private investigators for sexual relations with prostitutes, in order to obtain evidence to close illegal brothels – Australian newspaper reported on Sunday “The Sunday Telegraph”. Nine local councils, the so-called. Great Sydney was handed over to private investigators in three years combined 25 thousand. Australian dollars, for which they were supposed to get “direct evidence” unlawful activity of some brothels.
Ku-ring-gai mayor Nick Ebbeck said, that radical measures are necessary in this case. – We have to hire private detectives, to have sex with prostitutes and bring reports, reliable enough to win a lawsuit – he explained.
Detectives provide detailed descriptions of transactions, and sometimes they also manage to make films showing the entire procedure. Evidence collected in this direct way has proven effective in many cases. This month alone, they have resulted in the closure of two brothels.
There are legal brothels in Sydney, however, there are many unlicensed sex houses alongside them. The councilors are complaining, that the burden of proof is on them, and the courts sometimes require very strong evidence of their illegal activity in order to close the clandestine brothels.
Councilors send detectives to brothels
