Australians trampled by legality, "This is not a brothel!"

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Australians trampled by legality, "This is not a brothel!"

Postby sam » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:59 am

http://quest-news.whereilive .com.au/news/story/this-is-not-a-brothel1/

Men looking for sex are making the lives of residents in a quiet Acacia Ridge street a misery.

Homeowners in Alderwood St are pestered around the clock by callers mistaking their houses for a sex worker’s address.
And they appear powerless to stop the legal business conducted in their street.

Individual sex workers are deemed sole operators and are permitted under Queensland law to conduct a business from a private premises.

Resident Ron Viney said he feared for the safety of his wife and daughter.

“On several occasions they’ve had people knocking on the door (asking about sex). A lot of these guys are on drugs. That concerns me a lot.”

Another resident said: “None of us really like it being here, but what can you do?”

Another said: “We know guys come around all the time. We’ve complained about it. The police said it’s legal.”

“We get sick of the traffic coming up here. We’ve got kids living in the street so it’s not really appropriate for them to see men coming out doing up their zips. (like leaving a toilet stall -sam) It’s not very nice,” a resident said.

The Southern Star asked Queensland Police for responses to several questions, including if it was aware of the business or the complaints made against it.

Instead we received this statement: “Whilst any police officer can investigate a complaint from a member of the public relating to prostitution, the QPS Prostitution Enforcement Task Force conducts specialised investigations of this nature.”

The Southern Star approached the female occupant of the house in question and she denied she was running a prostitution business. However, a call to a phone number in an “adult services” classified advertisement was answered by a sex worker who confirmed she was based at the Alderwood St address.

A Brisbane City Council spokesman said the council had not received any complaints about the business, but said that any residents who had concerns could contact them on 3403 8888.
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