British prostitute takes client to court for refusal to pay

[Merika]

A British prostitute took a client to court after he admitted he could not afford to pay her after sex, the Liverpool Echo newspaper reported Tuesday.
Tracy Harper complained to police after unemployed Matthew Bushell, 33, told her he could not afford the $1,400 he owed her for their six-hour liaison, the northwest England regional daily said.

Bushell from Southport, near Liverpool, was bankrupt and owed $29,000 from using phone sex lines and escort girls, the evening newspaper added in its court report from the town.

He pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining sexual services and was made subject to a two-year supervision order. Magistrates also ordered him to pay $124 in court costs at a hearing on Monday.

No compensation order was made for Harper, from Bradford, in northern England.

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8O $1,400 he owed her for their six-hour liaison??????? I'm in the WRONG profession! Dang, that's alot of money for 6 hours. I think around here they only get $25 bucks a pop.

Question is, I didn't think prostitution was legal in the UK. How can you take someone to court for not paying you for something you sell them illegally?