Feb 11, 2018
Steven Crawford has no shame when it comes to his new business venture Date A Doll Services Ltd although he admits the neighbours won’t be pleased.Top of Form
He admits it’s sleazy and his neighbors are bound to be upset.
But would-be sex industry tycoon Steven Crawford insists he is unashamed of opening Scotland’s first sex doll brothel in a Lanarkshire village.
The 25-year-old launched his controversial business earlier this month and is offering romps with his lifelike latex model – called Faith – for £60 an hour.
He has officially registered Date A Doll Services Ltd with Companies House.
And he claims he’s already had two clients pay for sessions at his semi-detached home in the quiet village of Quarter, near Hamilton.
The UK’s first sex doll brothel, Lovedoll UK, was forced to shut down last week after it was evicted from a business park in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
That closure came a year after the first one in Europe shut in Barcelona just a month after opening.
But Crawford said: “My doll is called Faith – as in ‘Faith I will succeed.’
“If someone thinks, ‘He’s sleazy’, they’re absolutely entitled to think that but I really don’t have any qualms about it.
“The neighbours won’t be pleased but I hope that as long as the environment I’m creating is safe and legal, they’ll understand.
“I won’t be accepting appointments at unsociable hours – so it’s 9am to 9pm.
“This is a good area and I don’t want to upset anyone.”
He added: “In the interests of security, I don’t reveal my full address in my advert.
“We arrange a meeting point and sort out the payment and deposit. I ask for one form of ID and a signature.”
Crawford bought his blonde sex doll for £1800 from supplier Lovedoll UK – the company whose try-before-you-buy scheme saw them ousted from Gateshead last week.
Well-spoken Crawford is advertising his service on the classified ad site Craigslist as “Britain’s first sex doll brothel”.
He added: “I’ve had in the region of 50 enquiries and my customers were in the 30-40 age bracket.”
Crawford, who is single, added: “I don’t think a girlfriend would approve of this kind of business venture.
“But right now I’m just a young guy who wants money and flash cars.”
Asked if he has had sex with his doll, Crawford said: “Does a chef taste his own food? I thought I’ll need to make sure it’s all right. Absolutely.
“But I know what it’s like now and it’s just a needless risk to the product.
“I don’t want her suffering too much wear and tear and for me it’s all about the money.”
Crawford already has dreams of investing in sex robots to expand his business.
He said: “I’d be into that if that kicks on. I think you’d make a serious amount of money.”
But his venture has suffered a few teething problems.
