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Massage parlour madam avoids jail over 'happy endings'
Summary
Qiuping Chen, 35, pleaded guilty to running a brothel at Jasmine Massage Parlour on Dorset Street, Dublin, from January 2016 to July 2017. She continued to provide "happy endings" – a sexual act resulting in climax – despite three Gardaí warnings. In January 2016 a Garda posed as a client, was offered a happy ending, and was warned that such acts were illegal in Ireland. Subsequent Gardaí visits in October 2016 and April 2017 found Chen still offering the acts, and a warrant in July 2017 uncovered seven vibrators, four bottles of lube, a ledger of customers, and CCTV footage of Chen and another person in a shower. Chen denied responsibility for the sex acts, claiming she employed masseuses. Judge Karen O'Connor noted no evidence of exploitation or human trafficking, accepted a cultural misunderstanding, and suspended a two‑year prison term. She praised Chen's cooperation with Revenue and Criminal Assets Bureau and her new work as a hairdresser.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Massage parlour madam avoids jail over 'happy endings'. Charges or matters: managing a brothel at 'Jasmine Massage Parlour' on Dorset Street from January 2016 to July 2017. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2020-12-01 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: managing a brothel at 'Jasmine Massage Parlour' on Dorset Street from January 2016 to July 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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