Police who trailed him for months saw up to 20 men a night visit the often plushy furnished premises, Southwark Crown Court heard. Case officer PC Dave Marshall said: "Considering the number of premises and the area involved this was one of the biggest operations of its kind in Britain, and certainly the largest ever uncovered by the Metropolitan Police.
Officers also discovered that Smith had indulged in large scale advertising in national and local newspapers to draw in punters, he said Smith operated 32 brothels across the south east of England, from Watford in the north, Slough in the west, Aldershot in the south and Maidstone in the east, the court heard.
This proved "a highly attractive" arrangement for the women, who were more used to handing all their takings to pimps, the court was told.
Prostitutes keen to work for him Passing sentence, Judge Christopher Hardy said: "This was living on prostitution, profiting from sex on a truly massive scale. Charles Garside QC, for Smith, told the court that part of his client's success as a pimp was down to the fact that he ran his business in such a way that prostitutes were "enthusiastic" to work for him. Smith, of Queens Road, Weybridge, Surrey, pleaded guilty to one count of living on prostitution between January and April this year.
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