Brothel Madam jailed for keeping prostitutes' den

A sex-for-sale Madam from Hurst was jailed on Friday for keeping a network of brothel across southern England.

Kimberley Davies, 40, from Davis Way, pleaded guilty to six counts of managing brothels for prostitution in Reading, Bracknell, Basingstoke and Swindon and was sentenced to a year in prison.

An accomplice, Barbara Harvey, 62, from Old Whitely Wood Lane in Reading, pleaded guilty to a count of assisting in the management of a brothel in Basingstoke and was given a four month suspended prison sentence.

The two appeared at Reading Crown Court after being arrested during a series of raids in January.

Det Supt David Poole, who oversaw the operation, said: "If you are involved in criminality we will arrest you and seize your assets. 
"The message is simple - crime does not pay."

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