smplyamzng wrote:
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I'm guessing they only got busted because it wasn't an "official" brothel? Like an MP
No, they were busted because they were pimping*. Pimping is illegal in Costa Rica. So is pandering.**
There are no "offical brothels" in Costa Rica. A brothel would be illegal because its owners would be pandering.
Prostitution in Costa Rica is legal. Women (etc.) have to be independents (working for themselves, not working for a pimp). No one can (legally) make money off the girl providing sex except the girl.
The "MPs" are technically pensions (rooming houses) where girls hang out and when someone wants their company they technically rent a room for a period of time. If the 'rate' is CRC30K and the girl has to pay CRC15K for the room then she's not getting paid for the sex by the pension.
That's why you can never be sure what girls and how many will be working in (not 'at') a certain sala on a given day. Its completely their choice - they aren't employees (like they would be in a brothel).
*A pimp is a person who provides prostitutes and gets the money from the act .
** Pandering is the act of procuring customers for the prostitute, for a portion of the money.