Xiangfu Zheng jailed for assisting in brothel management

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Xiangfu Zheng was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, with the final 16 months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 9 November 2021 for assisting in the management of a brothel.

The conviction concerned Jasmine Massage Parlour on Dorset Street Lower, Dublin, where Zheng was convicted by a jury after pleading not guilty.

Judge Pauline Codd described the operation as relatively small and said Zheng had assisted his wife, who managed it. The judge cited his lack of previous convictions and helpful admissions to gardaí as mitigating factors.

The report said there was no suggestion that workers at the parlour had been trafficked or coerced.