Man and woman guilty of brothel-keeping avoid jail

A Dublin company executive and a Brazilian woman, who directed one of the most sophisticated prostitution operations of its kind in the Mid-West region, yesterday walked free from court.

Thomas Lyons, aged 57, of The Warren Malahide and Zelandia Silva, aged 46, with an address at O’Callaghan Strand, Limerick, pleaded guilty to three counts of brothel-keeping at Bishop’s Quay, Harvey’s Quay and Grove Island between August 2010 and July 2011.

Lyons received a four-year suspended jail sentence and Silva was given a suspended 18-month jail sentence.