Three people have been sentenced for running a “very substantial” network of brothels disguised as massage parlours.
Liu Xu Hopkins, 56, Benjamin Hopkins, 57, both of Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire, and Khondakar Hasan, 40, of Leicester, pleaded guilty to controlling prostitution for gain in November.
They were found to have run six premises across the country, including in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and had moved women between the parlours.
His Honour Judge Townsend, presiding over the hearing at Swindon Crown Court, sentenced Liu Xu Hopkins to 24 months in prison, while Benjamin Hopkins and Khondakar Hasan were each sentenced to 18 months.
However, as they have all been in custody since being arrested in October 2025, they will be released.