(Picture: Gazette Live) Ian and Kathleen Smith of Stockton.

A family man who thinks he might be living in a red light district has complained of pestering sex workers.

The dad is disgusted by the pesky prostitutes near his house.

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Ian Smith claims that the women ask if he’s looking for fun with them through his windows.

Living in the region’s top ‘vice hotspot’ the 53-year-old is appalled by the situation.


Work for the women often starts in the early evening and doesn’t finish until late at night.

Ian fears a legalised red light district will come to Stockton (Picture: Getty)

He told the Gazette: ‘I’ve been approached six times in the last couple of days by different girls.



‘As soon as you get out of your car they are there asking for business.

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‘I’ve said “I’m married and sick of you asking”.’

Smith even claimed that he was asked by a sex worker if he was a ‘customer’ because he was giving his own daughter a lift.

He is now worried that the area could be a legalised sex work district.

He was once asked if he was a customer because he was giving his daughter a lift (Picture: Getty)

But Stockton Council dismissed this saying that sex work had not featured in complaints from that area in the last few weeks.

A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: ‘There do not appear to be any complaints specifically from any resident of Ellicott Walk however if anyone has concerns or information they should contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number.

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‘We have received four calls regarding sex workers from members of the public in the wider Yarm Road and Yarm Lane areas so far this year from January 2017.

‘Cleveland Police also continues to work with partner agencies regarding sex workers.’