We Turn a Blind Eye to Many Brothels, Admits Yard Chief

Evening Standard - London › December 31, 2008

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THE MET has admitted turning a "blind eye" to many of London's brothels and massage parlours because it believes the public would not support a total clampdown on prostitution.

Commander Allan Gibson told MPs the force knew rapidly when sex was being sold and could devote "a lot more" of its resources to tackling the problem, but chose not to do so.

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We Turn a Blind Eye to Many Brothels, Admits Yard Chief

Mr Gibson, the officer in charge of the force's human trafficking unit, claimed this was because p...

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