Study mama jailed 12 months for running vice ring

[Workaholic]

Dumb vice operators all under one roof


Study mama jailed 12 months for running vice ring

Elizabeth Law The New Paper Wednesday, Mar 18, 2015

The women worked as bar hostesses around Joo Chiat but also performed sexual services for additional money.

She was in Singapore on a long-term visit pass to accompany her daughter who was a student here.

But while here, Vietnamese national Nguyen Thi Pho Chau, 37, ran a vice operation in the Joo Chiat area along with her sister, brother-in-law and mother.

Nguyen yesterday pleaded guilty to nine charges; three each of living in part on prostitution earnings, receiving women for the purpose of prostitution and harbouring women for the purpose of prostitution.

Another 29 similar charges were taken into consideration during sentencing. She was yesterday sentenced to 12 months' jail for her role in the operations.

According to court documents, Nguyen started running the prostitution ring some time in September 2013.

She would meet compatriots who were coming to prostitute themselves in Singapore at the airport.

Nguyen took these women to lodging houses in Tembeling Road and Joo Chiat Lane.

These women would pay Nguyen $1,000 in agent's fees, and daily rent of $18.

This was inclusive of meals, which were cooked by Nguyen's mother, Chau Thi My Linh.

BAR HOSTESSES

The women worked as bar hostesses around Joo Chiat but also performed sexual services for additional money.

The operation was brought to a halt when police raided the Joo Chiat Lane house last year on Sept 22.

There, they found six Vietnamese women working as prostitutes.

Police also arrested Nguyen's sister and brother-in-law, Nguyen Thi Phuong Chau, 42, and Nguyen Duy Binh, 27.

Both have been dealt with and were each sentenced to two months' jail.

Nguyen surrendered herself to Cantonment Police Complex four days later but her mother is still at large.

In mitigation, Nguyen's lawyer said she had been looking after her daughter, now a Secondary 1 student at a school in the northern part of Singapore.

He asked that she not be jailed because it would affect her daughter's upbringing.

He added that all the women involved in the flesh trade were above 18.

During sentencing, Community Court Judge Matthew Joseph noted that a strong deterrent was needed so others in Singapore on long-term visit passes would not be incentivised to commit unlawful offences for profit.

 

[SgGoneWrong]

Such foreign talents, why jail them?

 

[singveld]

that is the type of entrepreneur that will create jobs for singapore. why jail her? should reward her.

 

[Leongsam]

I have to admit that when it comes to spreading legs for money and running vice rings, CHINESE ARE THE BEST!!!!!

 

[JohnTan]

Allowing study-mamas to come is a bad idea. Most of them end up doing vice related activities, which I suppose many of the samsters here, especially pro-opposition ones, are very supportive of.

 

[johnny333]

Why all the fuss by the authorities Why are they harassing independant business women instead of hunting down real crime like ah longs

The authorities are the ones letting in these people without doing any background checks as to what all these people will do EXPENSIVE Spore. Tourists can't afford to long stay in Spore.

I have nothing against independant & hardworking pros. This pro was providing work for her mother & other pros. She was contributing to Spores economy. She is a business woman.

She would probably do a better job running our train services than those paper generals.

 

[Negative]

Such foreign talents, why jail them?

Negative. Their modus operandi is too easy for AV and they operate like there's no cheng hu. Is Vietnam like that?

 

[bushtucker]

joo chiat pubs and bars still so happening ah? i wonder if they do their "business" in the lodging house or in the nearby hotels.

 

[soIsee]

Allowing study-mamas to come is a bad idea. Most of them end up doing vice related activities, which I suppose many of the samsters here, especially pro-opposition ones, are very supportive of.

Fuck you. Don't you shift the blame. It's your Pappy Master who is the Grand Master to this scheme of study Mama.

Go screw your own Master first and thereafter if you can find any study Mama left, you can go screw them too but I guess one look at your fucked up face, these mama would even run away! LoL

 

[looneytan]

Allowing study-mamas to come is a bad idea.

yeah! fuck the PAP ...
fuck the guy who fucked your grandmother :oIo::oIo::oIo:

 

[ginfreely]

Allowing study-mamas to come is a bad idea. Most of them end up doing vice related activities, which I suppose many of the samsters here, especially pro-opposition ones, are very supportive of.

Yeah PAP should not allow study mama to work and only admit those who have the proof of financial resources to sponsor their child and themself in Spore.

 

[ginfreely]

I have to admit that when it comes to spreading legs for money and running vice rings, CHINESE ARE THE BEST!!!!!

The news is about Vietnamese, nothing to do with Chinese. Your conclusion is racist.