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| A woman pimp has admitted luring girls as young as 12 into prostitution by getting them hooked on crack cocaine. | A woman pimp has admitted luring girls as young as 12 into prostitution by getting them hooked on crack cocaine. |
| Fiona Walsh, 32, groomed them with clothes and other gifts before introducing them to Class A drugs. | Fiona Walsh, 32, groomed them with clothes and other gifts before introducing them to Class A drugs. |
| Once they were addicted, she began offering them to customers at her home or in the streets, Inner London Crown Court was told. | Once they were addicted, she began offering them to customers at her home or in the streets, Inner London Crown Court was told. |
| Walsh, from Kilburn, west London, pleaded guilty to four counts of child prostitution and supplying drugs. | Walsh, from Kilburn, west London, pleaded guilty to four counts of child prostitution and supplying drugs. |
| Trauma | Trauma |
| She befriended the girls having met them while out shopping or through mutual acquaintances, the court heard. | She befriended the girls having met them while out shopping or through mutual acquaintances, the court heard. |
| We can only speculate on how many others [Walsh] successfully corrupted or tried to corrupt over the years Det Supt Dave Eyles | |
| Police believe up to five girls may have fallen into her clutches, all of whom ending up running away from home for up to two years. | Police believe up to five girls may have fallen into her clutches, all of whom ending up running away from home for up to two years. |
| One is undergoing psychiatric treatment. | One is undergoing psychiatric treatment. |
| Walsh changed her not guilty plea and admitted four charges on an 18-count indictment spanning nearly six years. | Walsh changed her not guilty plea and admitted four charges on an 18-count indictment spanning nearly six years. |
| They were one count of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and supplying her with crack cocaine and attempting to procure a second youngster to have unlawful sexual intercourse and supplying her with hard drugs. | They were one count of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and supplying her with crack cocaine and attempting to procure a second youngster to have unlawful sexual intercourse and supplying her with hard drugs. |
| She pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to supply class A substances while on remand in Holloway Prison. | She pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to conspiracy to supply class A substances while on remand in Holloway Prison. |
| Joanna Korner QC said the 13 outstanding allegations would be "left on the file". | Joanna Korner QC said the 13 outstanding allegations would be "left on the file". |
| Judge Roger Chapple told her a prison sentence was "inevitable". Walsh was remanded into custody until sentencing on 9 May. | Judge Roger Chapple told her a prison sentence was "inevitable". Walsh was remanded into custody until sentencing on 9 May. |
| Det Supt Dave Eyles said the girls' bravery in speaking out against Walsh was decisive in securing a guilty plea. | |
| "Walsh preyed upon vulnerable young girls, befriending them, supplying them crack in return for sexual intercourse with men," she said. | |
| "We can only speculate on how many others she successfully corrupted or tried to corrupt over the years." |
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