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Brothel »Pascha« in Cologne: Corona crisis hits the prostitution industry hard
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Insolvency proceedings have officially been opened for the large brothel »Pascha« in Cologne, which was hard hit by the corona crisis.
It refers to the operating company of the house, said a spokesman for the Cologne District Court.
According to the information, it was opened on December 28th - due to insolvency and over-indebtedness.
»The 60 employees have received their terminations.
The six-figure monthly fixed costs could not be met without income, «said managing director Armin Lobscheid of the» Bild «newspaper.
Compared to the “Kölnische Rundschau”, he blamed the corona pandemic for the end: “Corona made it through.
You cannot run the pasha economically if there is no movement in the world. "
According to the company, the brothel was one of the largest in Europe.
In normal times, around a hundred self-employed prostitutes worked on the 11 floors of the house.
The employees include masseurs, craftsmen and cooks.
As early as September it became known that the »Pascha« was broke.
Lobscheid had already made the corona measures jointly responsible.
The industry is particularly affected by the restrictions due to the pandemic.
After temporary easing for prostitution in North Rhine-Westphalia, it was again banned as part of the second shutdown.
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