Mary-Anne Kenworthy

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Maryanne Kenworthy
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Born (1956-05-25) 25 May 1956 (age 67)
NationalityNew Zealand
OccupationMadam
Known for Langtrees founder
Children4

Mary-Anne Kenworthy (born 25 May 1956, in Rotorua, New Zealand) is a Western Australian brothel owner and businesswoman. Kenworthy is an advocate for the legalisation of prostitution and improving the rights of sex workers. [1]

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Kenworthy's business projects include media interests such as TV and Internet. Until 2022 she owned Langtrees 181 Kalgoorlie. She owns Langtrees VIP Perth and Langtrees VIP Canberra.

Born in New Zealand, Kenworthy entered the sex industry there in 1981 at age 26. She had three children at the time. In 1983, she travelled to Australia on holidays and purchased her first non-containment escort agency in Midland, the Agency Escorts & Moonlight Escorts. In 1984 Kenworthy was accepted into the WA Containment system with the permission of Detective Sergeant Gage. [2]

In 1992, Kenworthy relocated to Burswood and opened Langtrees of Perth. In 1998 she purchased a brothel in Kalgoorlie. In 2000, Kenworthy reopened it as the Goldfields theme bordello. It was the only functioning tourist bordello. [3] On 6 June 2002, she became an Australian citizen.

In 2012 the Kalgoorlie business closed down. In 2013, Kenworthy opened Langtrees of Kalgoorlie Guest Hotel. [4] In 2015, Kenworthy purchased Darwin Escorts in Darwin, Australia. The business was known as Langtrees VIP Darwin before closing in 2022. In July 2019, she put the Kalgoorlie premises up for sale. [5] It was sold for over $1 million in 2022. [6]

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References

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  2. Pinto, Susan (May 1990). "Prostitution Laws in Australia". Australian Institute of Criminology.
  3. "Kalgoorlie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. One Perth, Kalgoorlie, 15 June 2012
  5. Lucas, Jarrod (31 July 2019). "End of an era as brothel madam puts historic Kalgoorlie bordello on the market". ABC News. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "From sinners to saints: Former brothel sold for $1m as nearby church rises in red-light district". 7 April 2020.