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Convicted brothel keeper gets legal aid to appeal confiscation order
Summary
Martin Morgan, 52, was convicted of organising prostitution and running a brothel at a Bachelor's Walk apartment in London between 22 August and 10 October 2005. He was found guilty by a jury and jailed for three years in 2008. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court subsequently ordered the confiscation of €252,908, calculated as the likely net profit of the business. Morgan has applied for legal aid to appeal that confiscation order. His barrister, Diana Stuart BL, argued that he is now a "man of straw" and that without legal aid he faces serious consequences, including a possible three‑year imprisonment if he does not pay. Counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Fergal Foley BL, opposed the application, stating that granting legal aid would effectively concede that Morgan has no criminal assets. Martin Morgan pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted brothel keeper gets legal aid to appeal confiscation order. Charges or matters: organising prostitution and running a brothel at a Bachelor's Walk apartment in the city centre on dates between August 22 to October 10, 2005; "brothel keeping" following a "very lengthy" 19 day trial in which he funded his own representation of solicitor and two counsel. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- August 22 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 10, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-11-24 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: organising prostitution and running a brothel at a Bachelor's Walk apartment in the city centre on dates between August 22 to October 10, 2005; "brothel keeping" following a "very lengthy" 19 day trial in which he funded his own representation of solicitor and two counsel (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury and jailed for three years in 2008.
Places mentioned
- Highbury Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
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