Neighbors' suspicions exposed the brothel network - now charges are brought in the case

Two of the apartments are located at Lindängen and Södra Sofielund in Malmö. At Lönngården, neighbors looked out of their peepholes in the door and saw men coming and going in the stairwell. Women were also seen picking up men down at the gate.

A national network

Even at other addresses in Sweden, neighbors began to suspect prostitution. And that, together with the police's intensive investigative work, would later reveal an extensive network of brothel operations in Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm. The police have been able to identify a total of fifteen apartments in the various cities.

The man is in his 50s and rented apartments expensively to the women, it could cost them SEK 1,500 for a day. He also helped with advertising and picking up and dropping off the women from various locations.

The accused woman, who lives in Helsingborg, helped to receive cash rent money. She also gave the women keys and helped with cleaning. According to the prosecutor in the case, the man and woman have a mother and son relationship that is not biological.

Ten customers a day

According to the preliminary investigation, it is about at least 16 foreign women who sold sex in the homes. They came from Ukraine, Spain and Poland, among others. In questioning, the women stated that they could receive up to ten customers a day in the apartments.

The man and woman are now charged with aggravated pimping and aiding and abetting pimping. The trial is currently underway in the Stockholm district court and is expected to last until the end of November.