Private investigator lifts the lid on his work having sex in illegal brothels

A private investigator who gets paid to have sex in illegal brothels has lifted the lid on his work, declaring: ‘I have an objective to meet, I’m being paid to do it.’ READ HIS INCREDIBLE STORY.

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The undercover agent hired by councils to investigate if massage parlours are illegally offering sex services says he has laid his body on the line about 50 times in the past few years and makes no apologies for what he does for a living.

The agent, named Brad for the purpose of this interview, lifted the lid on his job, telling The Daily Telegraph: “You walk in with an air of confidence, like you get these rub and tugs regularly”.

In fact, he said a sexual service was provided at about 95 per cent of his visits.

Agents going undercover into brothels are usually single.

The Daily Telegraph revealed on Tuesday private investigators were getting “happy endings” to gather evidence the City of Sydney then used to prosecute massage parlours in court for supplying sex without consent.

Brad estimates he has been on about 50 of the undercover sex missions and the objective was not to enjoy himself.

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“It’s a job, I have absolutely no emotional connection to it. I go in, I have an objective to meet, I’m being paid to do it,” Brad, who works for private eye firm Lyonswood Investigations and Forensic Group, said.

“I’d say only 5 per cent of the time a service hasn’t been provided.”

Brad said he was usually offered hand relief but would also have sex in a minority of cases.

He said he usually climaxed during the investigations, which provided stronger evidence against the business.

“You can’t just go and say it was offered. It has to be 100 per cent, beyond any doubt, this service was actually provided rather than just offered,” he said.

Private detective ‘Brad’ says an air of confidence is essential in his job.

He said it was important to appear confident when he walked in.

“You just use a casual tone, without coming across like an agent,” he said.

“Some places will make the offer right at the outset when you walk in. Body slide? Hand job?

“They might have a sign saying ‘we don’t supply any sexual service’, then say ‘here you are, do you want a hand job?’

“Typically you just pay at the front door for the massage then the additional service may be provided by the masseuse.

“In most cases they’re going to offer.”

Brad stressed the sex was just one facet of his investigations into illegal brothels, and one tiny part of his job as a private investigator, which also involved in-depth research and surveillance.

“It ranges from high-pressure legal investigations through to following someone through the city on a bus or train or while they’re walking through Taronga Zoo,” he said.

The owner of Wynyard Massage was fined $7000 for two breaches of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.

Sussex Star Massage was convicted of the same charge and fined $20,000.

He knows some people think part of his job is sleazy but said it was necessary.

“It’s the only way that we’re able to show or demonstrate what’s going on in there,” he said.

Lyonswood Investigations director Lachlan Jarvis said agents going undercover into brothels were usually single.

“We have a few guys who do it, and to my knowledge they’re not encumbered by relationships, or serious relationships, so they have that latitude to take on this kind of work,” Mr Jarvis said.

“At first glance it’s a very strange thing. The truth is when you do it for a living … it can be quite labour intensive, you have to provide a detailed report, provide affidavit evidence and you might even have to attend court.

“We strongly believe every industry in Australia should be regulated.”