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A mother has been charged with sending her 16-year-old daughter to work as a prostitute at a brothel in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
The Wollongong District Court was told yesterday the schoolgirl was taken by her mother to Liaisons Executive Retreat, a brothel in the eastern inner-city suburb of Edgecliff, and was made to work there for two weeks.
The Ten Network reported last night that the girl allegedly provided services to more than 18 clients over period of 13 hours, charging up to $330 an hour and working under the name "Layla".
The woman is accused of taking most of the girl's earnings as a prostitute to support the family.
The girl's father reported his former wife to the police after his daughter told him she had been subjected to acts of violence, which made her cry.
Despite being traumatised by her first experience at the brothel, she had returned there three more times as she did not want to "disappoint" her mother.
The girl said she was initially "excited" and went along with the plan because her mother had always struggled with money.
The mother has pleaded not guilty to the child prostitution charges and will face court again next month.
