Pair Ran Brothel Across Street From Police Station
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- Officers in Concord, Calif., didn't have to go far to bust a brothel.The house of ill repute was across the street from the police station. Now, a married couple has pleaded guilty to running the house. Debra Watts, 52, will serve one year of home detention for pimping and pandering. Her husband Ernest, 63, pleaded to a misdemeanor count of maintaining a house of prostitution.Police said the hookers who operated out of the place charged $160 for a half hour and split the money with the couple.Surveillance of the apartment revealed a Monday-through-Friday operation in which women would arrive by 10 a.m. and leave by 7 p.m. Men would enter and leave throughout the day, staying for about 30 minutes at a time, according to the affidavit.How long was this going on??
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