Doris Hopp, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Doris Hopp

Swedish brothel madam

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1930

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1998

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Doris Hopp

  • Doris Hopp (16 July 1930 – 31 October 1998) was a Swedish brothel madam who organized a network of call girls in Stockholm, Sweden, in the early 1970s.
  • She was arrested on pimping charges in 1976.
  • A police investigation soon revealed that many of Hopp's customers were well-known politicians and other dignitaries. In November 1977, the newspaper Dagens Nyheter published allegations citing Justice Minister Lennart Geijer as one of Doris Hopp's customers.
  • The newspaper claimed as its source a classified report in which the chief of police Carl Persson had informed Prime Minister Olof Palme of the involvement of politicians in the prostitution scandal.
  • At the time of the scandal broke, it was legal to pay for sexual services, but the fact that politicians socialized with prostitutes was viewed as a security risk as staff from foreign embassies were also reported to frequent the brothel. Prime Minister Palme strongly denied the allegations, accusing the newspaper of aggravated libel.
  • The newspaper was forced into a retreat and two days after the publication Lennart Geijer received an official apology.
  • Years later, it emerged that a few minor details aside, the newspaper's assertions had in fact been largely correct.
  • Over the years, there has been much speculation regarding the identities of those who made use of the brothel's services.
  • Former Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin and former Centre Party leader Olof Johansson have both publicly denied frequenting Doris Hopp's brothel.

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