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| 'Brothel' made millions of pounds | 'Brothel' made millions of pounds |
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| A woman said she embarked on a career in prostitution simply to get the sex she craved. | A woman said she embarked on a career in prostitution simply to get the sex she craved. |
| The mother, 46, told jurors trying a multi-million pound escort case, the village she lives in could not provide her with the opportunities she sought. | The mother, 46, told jurors trying a multi-million pound escort case, the village she lives in could not provide her with the opportunities she sought. |
| "Goldie" gave evidence at London's Southwark Crown Court against alleged boss of the Silk and Lace escort agency Steven Drew and his five co accused. | "Goldie" gave evidence at London's Southwark Crown Court against alleged boss of the Silk and Lace escort agency Steven Drew and his five co accused. |
| The defendants, from Herts and Beds, deny charges of running the agency. | The defendants, from Herts and Beds, deny charges of running the agency. |
| The witness, who often pockets £1,500 a week "after tax", is known both by her "working name" Goldie and police pseudonym Susan. | The witness, who often pockets £1,500 a week "after tax", is known both by her "working name" Goldie and police pseudonym Susan. |
| She is the third sex worker to give evidence against Mr Drew, 51, who is said to have helped run a highly lucrative escort agency on "military" lines along with his two sons, a daughter and two other defendants. | She is the third sex worker to give evidence against Mr Drew, 51, who is said to have helped run a highly lucrative escort agency on "military" lines along with his two sons, a daughter and two other defendants. |
| Enjoyed every minute | Enjoyed every minute |
| The court has heard the eight-year operation, based in two industrial units in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, banked more than £2m in 2005 alone. | The court has heard the eight-year operation, based in two industrial units in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, banked more than £2m in 2005 alone. |
| Patricia May, prosecuting, claimed the enterprise was not only a "front for prostitution" but "one of the top league players in the field". | Patricia May, prosecuting, claimed the enterprise was not only a "front for prostitution" but "one of the top league players in the field". |
| Madam, if I may say so you are just a slightly older version of Billie Piper Defence barrister Edward Henry | |
| Giving evidence about her time with Silk and Lace, Goldie, who accepted she was a "slightly older" version of Billie Piper's TV call-girl character Belle, told how she "enjoyed every single minute" of it. | Giving evidence about her time with Silk and Lace, Goldie, who accepted she was a "slightly older" version of Billie Piper's TV call-girl character Belle, told how she "enjoyed every single minute" of it. |
| Michael Levy, defending Mr Drew, asked the sex worker if her time at Silk And Lace, from February 2003 until police raided the premises last December, had been "happy". | Michael Levy, defending Mr Drew, asked the sex worker if her time at Silk And Lace, from February 2003 until police raided the premises last December, had been "happy". |
| "Very happy," she replied. | "Very happy," she replied. |
| Edward Henry, one of the defence barristers, began cross-examining the witness by saying: "Madam, if I may say so, you are just a slightly older version of Billie Piper." | Edward Henry, one of the defence barristers, began cross-examining the witness by saying: "Madam, if I may say so, you are just a slightly older version of Billie Piper." |
| "I haven't actually seen the programme," the witness told him. | "I haven't actually seen the programme," the witness told him. |
| Billie Piper plays a prostitute in ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. | Billie Piper plays a prostitute in ITV's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. |
| In the dock with Mr Drew, 51, are his son Christopher and the 26-year-old's partner Carly Wright, 25, all of Millwards, Hatfield, Hertfordshire; a second son, Paul, 24, and daughter Kerrylyn, 27, who also live in the town; Lisa Stuart, 38, of Jubilee Close, Henlow, Bedfordshire, and Graham Sansom, 43, from Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire. | In the dock with Mr Drew, 51, are his son Christopher and the 26-year-old's partner Carly Wright, 25, all of Millwards, Hatfield, Hertfordshire; a second son, Paul, 24, and daughter Kerrylyn, 27, who also live in the town; Lisa Stuart, 38, of Jubilee Close, Henlow, Bedfordshire, and Graham Sansom, 43, from Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire. |
| They variously deny one count of controlling prostitution between April 1 and November 25, 2005, and one of conspiring to launder the enterprise's "ill-gotten gains". The trial continues. | They variously deny one count of controlling prostitution between April 1 and November 25, 2005, and one of conspiring to launder the enterprise's "ill-gotten gains". The trial continues. |