£1m seized from ex-brothel keeper
A former brothel owner has been ordered to pay more than £1m or face a 10 year prison sentence.
Jonathon Leeming of Stratfield, Basingstoke, Hants, has already been jailed for eight months for controlling prostitution at properties in Reading.
An investigation by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) found that Leeming made £1,079,644 from running brothels in Regents Court and Oxford Road.
Reading Crown Court has given Leeming three months to pay or face jail.
Hopefully this will serve as a strong warning and deter others from trying to fill the gap in the market
One woman, arrested at Oxford Road premises as part of the investigation, said she believed there were about 20 women working from the address.
Another woman arrested at Regents Court stated that her fee was £60 per 30 minutes, with £25 paid to the house.
A former brothel owner has been ordered to pay more than £1m or face a 10 year prison sentence.
Jonathon Leeming of Stratfield, Basingstoke, Hants, has already been jailed for eight months for controlling prostitution at properties in Reading.
An investigation by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) found that Leeming made £1,079,644 from running brothels in Regents Court and Oxford Road.
Reading Crown Court has given Leeming three months to pay or face jail.
Hopefully this will serve as a strong warning and deter others from trying to fill the gap in the market
One woman, arrested at Oxford Road premises as part of the investigation, said she believed there were about 20 women working from the address.
Another woman arrested at Regents Court stated that her fee was £60 per 30 minutes, with £25 paid to the house.
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