A man and woman have been jailed for a combined total of nine years for exploiting women for prostitution.
George Tandarescu, aged 36 and Andreea Vasile aged 34 used a classified adverts website to promote the sexual services of several women.
They used a number of addresses across the West Midlands as brothels where customers would visit the women who are all in their twenties and thirties.
The women were all brought to the West Midlands area by Tandarescu for the purposes of sex work.
Following enquiries, Police linked Tandarescu’s and Vasile’s bank accounts to the adverts website with Tandarescu spending more than £10,000 on advertising the women’s services.
Phones that were used to advertise the women are also linked to Tandarescu and Vasile and their home address on Kimberley Road.
During a warrant at their address, a large quantity of cash was recovered and police also found evidence of money laundering.
The pair’s exploitation lasted around three years from 2020.
Tandarescu was jailed for five years and Vasile was jailed for four years at Birmingham Crown Court on 13 August.
Detective Constable Beasley from our Force Priorities Team said: “The women’s sex work was under complete control of Tandarescu and Vasile.
“They were moved on a regular basis to different brothels where the women were expected to perform sex work for long hours every day.
“We have worked hard to bring Tandarescu and Vasile to justice and break the appalling cycle the women were stuck in.”
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