Woman performing illegal sex work discovered through coronavirus restriction checks
An undercover cop has caught a woman offering illegal sex services in a motel north of Brisbane after she was reported during COVID-19 restriction inspections.
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An undercover cop has caught a woman offering illegal sex services after she was reported during COVID-19 restriction inspections.
Yao-Er Yu pleaded guilty at Pine Rivers Magistrates Court to knowingly participating in the provision of prostitutes and possessing tainted property.
Police were inspecting massage parlours and registered sex work businesses for COVID-19 compliance in northern Brisbane and Redcliffe when they were told about illegal sex work being performed in a Petrie motel.
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Police went to the hotel where an officer posed as a customer and saw a man leaving the motel room.
The officer went into the room where Yu was and discussed prices for sex.
After Yu was arrested police searched the room where they found $400 in cash and a mobile phone with the WeChat app installed.
Police looked at the WeChat app and found Yu had been using it to co-ordinate clients arriving with a receptionist.
Yu was fined $1334 on the spot for breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
Magistrate Trevor Morgan fined Yu $500 and the $400 cash was forfeited. A conviction was not recorded.