Gumleaf
September 10th, 2008, 08:26 AM
17:29 AEST Wed Sep 10 2008
The owner and manager of a Melbourne brothel have been charged with allowing a 14-year-old girl to work as a prostitute.
Andrew William Hewinson and Janette Woods each face more than 100 charges for letting the girl - who is still at school - work at the licensed brothel last year.
They are denying the charges.
Police allege the girl worked at Pickwood Lodge, in Lygon Street, Brunswick, between March 11 and May 20 last year.
It is understood the girl, now 15, has been taken into the care of the Salvation Army.
Brothel owner Hewinson, 45, of Lower Templestowe, and manager Woods, 54, of Brookfield, were listed to appear for a contested hearing in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday but the case was adjourned.
Both are charged with 117 offences under the Prostitution Control Act.
They each face 39 counts of receiving payment knowing it was derived from sexual services provided by a child, 39 counts of allowing a child to take part in prostitution without taking reasonable steps to prove the child was over 18 and 39 counts of allowing a child to take part in the act of prostitution.
It is understood Woods managed the brothel but no longer works there.
Woods' lawyer, Zoe Broughton, told the court she feared publicity of the case would affect her employment.
Neither Hewinson nor his legal representative was in court.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Nick Papadopoulos requested the matter be adjourned because the victim was unavailable to give evidence on Wednesday.
Magistrate James Mornane adjourned the hearing until January.
this just disgusts me and makes me feel sick to the stomach. there are some real animals out there and i hope that they throw the book at them and more!!!
The owner and manager of a Melbourne brothel have been charged with allowing a 14-year-old girl to work as a prostitute.
Andrew William Hewinson and Janette Woods each face more than 100 charges for letting the girl - who is still at school - work at the licensed brothel last year.
They are denying the charges.
Police allege the girl worked at Pickwood Lodge, in Lygon Street, Brunswick, between March 11 and May 20 last year.
It is understood the girl, now 15, has been taken into the care of the Salvation Army.
Brothel owner Hewinson, 45, of Lower Templestowe, and manager Woods, 54, of Brookfield, were listed to appear for a contested hearing in Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday but the case was adjourned.
Both are charged with 117 offences under the Prostitution Control Act.
They each face 39 counts of receiving payment knowing it was derived from sexual services provided by a child, 39 counts of allowing a child to take part in prostitution without taking reasonable steps to prove the child was over 18 and 39 counts of allowing a child to take part in the act of prostitution.
It is understood Woods managed the brothel but no longer works there.
Woods' lawyer, Zoe Broughton, told the court she feared publicity of the case would affect her employment.
Neither Hewinson nor his legal representative was in court.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Nick Papadopoulos requested the matter be adjourned because the victim was unavailable to give evidence on Wednesday.
Magistrate James Mornane adjourned the hearing until January.
this just disgusts me and makes me feel sick to the stomach. there are some real animals out there and i hope that they throw the book at them and more!!!