A WOMAN from Chelmsford is due to appear in court next week after she was charged with managing a brothel.

James Hore

A WOMAN from Chelmsford is due to appear in court next week after she was charged with managing a brothel.

Police executed a search warrant at a house on Stapleford Close in Chelmsford during the evening of Thursday, November 26.

The multi-agency operation resulted in the arrest of a 44-year-old woman from the town.

She was later charged with one count of managing a brothel.

The woman is currently on police bail prior to her appearance at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

The other agencies involved in the operation were the UK Border Agency and the Department for Work and Pensions.