The establishment, ideally positioned on the High Street in Northenden, would feature cardiovascular and hydrotherapy suites and β perhaps most impressively β a eucalyptus steam room. They appeared in the dock alongside two accomplices, Adrian Burch, 44, and Alison Sutton, All of them pleaded guilty to brothel keeping and were given suspended prison sentences. The revelation caused consternation.
They lived in a beautiful thatched cottage, behind electronic gates, in North Wales above , drove expensive vehicles Jaguars, Range Rovers and enjoyed frequent holidays [File photo].
In England and Wales, it is not illegal to buy or sell sex, but it is against the law to operate a brothel. Still, police decided to do nothing. Her prostitutes had regular NHS health checks. Council officials carried out regular checks. The pragmatic policy, pursued by Greater Manchester Police, has been quietly adopted across the country. Because last week, 14 years on β long after the furore had died down β Sandra Hankin, 55, finally appeared in the dock at Minshull Crown Court in Manchester with her husband Christopher Hankin, 57, and two accomplices, Adrian Burch, 44, and Alison Sutton, Some unpalatable facts emerged in court.
They lived in a beautiful thatched cottage, behind electronic gates, in North Wales, drove expensive vehicles Jaguars, Range Rovers and enjoyed frequent holidays. In recent years, a HMRC taskforce has netted thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes in a crackdown on the growing number of online escort agencies β simply a euphemism for brothels in many instances.
There is a further, more farcical twist to report. Is it possible Sandra Hankin is running 50 Shades Massage? She worked in a variety of jobs, including dental nurse and retail assistant, before becoming an escort in the late Nineties with the support of her engineer husband.
