Man 'arranged for 25 others to pay for sex with vulnerable woman in his flat'

Thomas Crossey, 56, from Belfast, allegedly used a vulnerable woman over a four-year period by providing her with drugs in exchange for sex, a court heard

A man arranged to have up to 25 other men pay him to sleep with a vulnerable woman in his flat, a court heard.

Thomas Crossey, 56, from Belfast, allegedly also used her over a four-year period by providing her with drugs in exchange for sex, it was claimed. Prosecutors also said he used a racial slur in describing how another woman would be “put to work”.

Crossey, of Henderson Avenue in the north of the city, denies charges of controlling prostitution for gain, human trafficking and causing someone to engage in sexual activity.

He faces further counts of false imprisonment and common assault related to an investigation launched last