Ireland: Transsexual prostitute stripped of earnings
Found at Irish Times
A transsexual prostitute was stopped at Belfast City Airport with earnings of £14,000 (€17,778) hidden around her body, a court heard yesterday.
Malaysian national (31), was said to have been charging clients €350 an hour for her services while working in Northern Ireland.
District Judge Fiona Bagnall granted a forfeiture order for the seized cash after hearing the transsexual did not have legal immigration status.
A PSNI lawyer who made the application at Belfast Magistrates' Court claimed the money was "tainted with unlawfulness".
Barrister Tony Smith said the transsexual - who did not attend the hearing - was interviewed after being stopped at the airport on Wednesday and admitted being a transsexual prostitute working within the jurisdiction.
"Whilst there's nothing illegal in that in itself, further inquiries actually indicated that she was an illegal entrant to the country," Mr Smith said.
A detective constable in charge of the case revealed the cash - a mixture of sterling, euro and dollars - had been "secreted about his person".
She was detained as he went through the central search area and taken for questioning, the court was told.
The officer said police believed all the money was obtained through services provided by the transsexual, who was allegedly returning to the UK from working in Ireland.
Granting the order, Mrs Bagnall said: "Because of his illegal status any monies which have been obtained therefore are illegal."
Found at Irish Times
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A transsexual prostitute was stopped at Belfast City Airport with earnings of £14,000 (€17,778) hidden around her body, a court heard yesterday.
Malaysian national (31), was said to have been charging clients €350 an hour for her services while working in Northern Ireland.
District Judge Fiona Bagnall granted a forfeiture order for the seized cash after hearing the transsexual did not have legal immigration status.
A PSNI lawyer who made the application at Belfast Magistrates' Court claimed the money was "tainted with unlawfulness".
Barrister Tony Smith said the transsexual - who did not attend the hearing - was interviewed after being stopped at the airport on Wednesday and admitted being a transsexual prostitute working within the jurisdiction.
"Whilst there's nothing illegal in that in itself, further inquiries actually indicated that she was an illegal entrant to the country," Mr Smith said.
A detective constable in charge of the case revealed the cash - a mixture of sterling, euro and dollars - had been "secreted about his person".
She was detained as he went through the central search area and taken for questioning, the court was told.
The officer said police believed all the money was obtained through services provided by the transsexual, who was allegedly returning to the UK from working in Ireland.
Granting the order, Mrs Bagnall said: "Because of his illegal status any monies which have been obtained therefore are illegal."
Found at Irish Times
Technorati: ireland prostitution transsexual transgender
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