War stress wears out prostitutes

AAP ^ | 5/1/02 | Liza Kappelle

[Ranger]

PERTH prostitutes were reeling from exhaustion following an influx of United States sailors stressed from a stint in a war zone, a well-known madam said today.

Mary-Anne Kenworthy said she was forced to close the doors of her famous Langtrees brothel for only the third time ever yesterday because her prostitutes were so worn out they could no longer provide a quality service.

When she realised the sex workers just couldn't cope any more she closed Langtrees doors for a day rather than risk the brothel's reputation.

"We're the biggest and the best, I'd rather take nothing than offer a poor service," Ms Kenworthy said.

Langtrees did a week's business in just three days after 5500 American sailors disembarked in Fremantle on Sunday, many of them stressed from their encounter with war, she said.

Three US warships – the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis, the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal and the fast combat support ship USS Bridge – were returning from taking part in the war against terror.

"A lot of it was stres. They'd been in the war zone," Ms Kenworthy said.

"And they were a lot more agitated sexually because they'd been at sea too long.

"All the sex workers in Perth would have been exhausted."

Ms Kenworthy said she had to close the doors when she realised some sex workers were taking money when they were not up to the job.

"The girls were starting to refuse to have sex but still wanted money just for taking their clothes off."

Ms Kenworthy said she wished the US sailors would arrive in smaller numbers.

"I just wish they could dribble-feed the Yanks in, fly a thousand off at a time," she said.

"We usually find the Yanks are hard work but lots of fun, this time they needed the company too."

Ms Kenworthy said the last time she closed the brothel's doors was on December 31, 1999 so the girls could party.

AAP

[Ranger]

Nice to see Ms Kenworthy tries to maintain a quality service.

[Jonah Hex]

Quality is Job #1

[Askel5]

Just the sort of story to make the little woman home alone with the kids beam with pride.

[codebreaker]

Patriotic bump!

[Just another Joe]

risk the brothel's reputation.

Hmmm, I'd be more worried about OTHER reputations.

[TADSLOS]

Corporate America could learn something here.

[hang 'em]

Henry Ford would know what to do.

[Corin Stormhands]

Or is it: Quality is John #1?

[codebreaker]

We're #1!

[mhking]

Is that anything like "wearing out" one's welcome?

[kezekiel]

Just the sort of story to make the little woman home alone with the kids beam with pride.

No kidding. As if a military spouse's life needed any more stress.

[codebreaker]

The part about expecting money for not having sex?

[aomagrat]

This is BS. No American sailor needs to pay for sex in Australia.

[Constitution Day]

"A lot of it was stres. They'd been in the war zone," Ms Kenworthy said.

Stres can be a killer!

[LADY J]

Wish they hadn't mentioned the names of the ships. The wives at home will now be doubly stressed. It's bad enough to have your sailor away from home - but hearing this is going to cause a lot of heart ache. LADYJ

[tracer]

Well this certainly is nothing to clap about...

[Fred Mertz]

Just the sort of story to make the little woman home alone with the kids beam with pride.

Only single and divorced sailors were authorized to enter the house of ill repute.

[TADSLOS]

"We're the biggest and the best, I'd rather take nothing than offer a poor service,"

[tracer]

One stre is bad enough, but several stres can be harmful....