720 pound British prostitute takes client to court -he refused to pay

[underpants]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060808/od_afp/britainsexoffbeat_060808190052

LONDON (AFP) - A British prostitute reportedly took a client to court after he admitted he could not afford to pay her after sex.

Tracy Harper complained to police after unemployed Matthew Bushell, 33, told her he could not afford the 720 pounds (1,000 euros, 1,400 dollars) he owed her for their six-hour liaison, the northwest England regional daily the Liverpool Echo reported.

Bushell from Southport, near Liverpool, was bankrupt and owed 15,000 pounds from using phone sex lines and escort girls, the evening newspaper added in its court report from the town.

He pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining sexual services and was made subject to a two-year supervision order. Magistrates also ordered him to pay 65 pounds in court costs at a hearing on Monday.

[Momgonepostal]

1. I read this as "prostitute who weighs 720 pounds"

Yikes!

:scared:

[billyskank]

2. I did too

I was thinking, that must be a niche market... :crazy:

[kay1864]

4. "niche market" LOL!

:spray:

[Misunderestimator]

5. I did too...

definitely a niche market... but I would totally support her right to be paid.

[rug]

10. Helluva big niche.

[matcom]

3. i was going to ask if she was charging by the pound

:rofl:

[kay1864]

6. The rest of the story...

Magistrates also ordered him to pay 65 pounds in court costs at a hearing on Monday.

No compensation order was made for Harper, from Bradford, northern England.

Well that sucks. 6 hours, and no compensation.

[Whoa_Nelly]

7. Silly prostitute

Get paid up front, stop at end of payment, get more money for more time before rendering services.

Silly Prostitute :silly:

[kay1864]

9. Yeah, seriously

Customers are WAY more motivated to pay before rather than after...

[billyskank]

11. Indeed, she could have run her business better

I think she'll probably require payment in advance from now on. :)

[kay1864]

8. Pic and caption accompanying the article...

An undated photograph showing a prostitute soliciting a client. A British prostitute reportedly took a client to court after he admitted he could not afford to pay her after sex.

What, no "alleged prostitute"? or "allegedly soliciting"?

What has happened to journalistic standards, I ask you? :+

[underpants]

12. What's happening to the what now?

:wow:

Oh yeah that now I remember that is what drew me to the story in the first place.

:bounce::spank:

[RebelOne]

13. Journalistic standards are probably less

stringent in the U.K.

[Oeditpus Rex]

15. Judging by the photographer's proximity

I'd say he/she either knew the chick was a hooker or (and) the photo is staged.

Wide-angle lens and a flash. The photog was no more than three feet away. Not exactly a covert operation.

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[kay1864]

16. But what's unfair is...

she won no money from the court. So no payment for services rendered.

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[kay1864]

18. Agreed...

but the judge could at least have awarded her a monetary judgement, in the unlikely outcome he could pay up eventually.