Stelian Ciuciu jailed for eight years over organised prostitution network

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Stelian Ciuciu was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 20 charges relating to organising prostitution, operating brothels, money laundering and other offences. The offences occurred between January 2020 and November 2023, and the court heard he rented properties from landlords and offered them to escorts for €1,000 a week.

The court heard that Ciuciu used false identity documents and employer references to rent properties and advertised them to escorts through a WhatsApp group. Gardaí found €320,000 in his accounts and €11,000 at his home. His accomplice, identified in court as “Ms N”, had fled the country. The judge described the prostitution network as sophisticated; a senior garda said it had been dismantled.