Mother and son ran brothels and took advantage of women in Devon
A mother and son ran eight brothels in Torquay and Exeter and were caught following a two-year police operation
10:41, 9 MAR 2021
Updated
A mother and son have been convicted of running brothels at flats in Exeter and Torquay.
Women from Thailand and Eastern Europe were seen wearing matching dressing gowns and neighbours reported a continual stream of male visitors to the addresses.
It follows a two-year police operation which also investigated suspected people trafficking and sexual exploitation.
They ran brothels in residential areas of Pennsylvania, St James and Heavitree in Exeter, as well as Torquay town centre.
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Mum and son brothel owners convicted By Radio Exe News She ran eight of them in Devon
A mother and son have been convicted of running brothels in Exeter and Torquay.
They profited from the unusual - and illegal - family business that exploited women in the county as well as handling criminal property.
Edwina Kalay, 59, admitted managing eight brothels, plus a joint offence of money laundering –relating to the transfer of more than £98,000 through her bank accounts – and an offence of possessing in excess of £3,000 worth of criminal property.
Kalay, using the name Edwina Christian-Stockwell, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court to two years and eight months imprisonment for managing the eight brothels. She receive two years and four months, and three months, respectively, for the money laundering offences which she ll serve concurrently - meaning no extra jail time.