A sex worker operating out of a block of flats owned by a multi-millionaire in one of London's wealthiest areas has revealed she needs to bed "30 men a month" to pay the rent - and her mum thinks she's a cleaner. A shocking investigation by the Sunday Times has revealed more than prostitutes are operating out of a block of flats in Chelsea, owned by property tycoon Christopher Moran. The findings suggest Chelsea Cloisters could be the "biggest brothel" in Britain.
It is allegedly so prolific that frequent customers refer to it as the "infamous 10 floors of whores". A simple online search of "Chelsea Cloisters and escorts" lists several websites offering women who'll provide sexual services within the building. Having previously worked as an escort in Paris, Elena is now competing with "a lot" of other women in the building that offer the same service, including her friend in the neighbouring apartment.
On a prostitute review website, one man boasts how he pushed a woman up against a wall by her throat before performing a violent sex act on her. Sunday Times reporters made 40 bookings with prostitutes who used 23 flats within the apartment block - 15 of which are rented from Mr Moran's company. In a statement put forward by Mr Moran's lawyers, he said his management took a "zero-tolerance" approach to prostitution in the building. A parliamentary report on the sex trade last year identified Romania as the worst country for victims of sexual exploitation travelling to the UK.
A number of the women found to be using the flats for prostitution had arrived in the capital from Romania. When the investigation was put to the head of human trafficking at New Scotland Yard, former UK antislavery commissioner Kevin Hyland said there had been "previous cases of suspected trafficking linked to Chelsea Cloisters".
Labour MP Gavin Shuker, who chaired the all-party parliamentary group which penned a report on the sex trade earlier this year, is calling for Theresa May to give the money donated by Mr Moran to charities that assist victims of human trafficking and "use her powers to change the law to tackle demand". He said the investigation's findings suggest Chelsea Cloisters could be the "biggest brothel" in Britain. This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission.
