Sex doll brothel has opened in red light district - and it's paid for by the taxpayer

A sex doll brothel has opened its doors in the heart of a red light district - and it's all being paid for by the taxpayer.



The pop up brothel charged just £26-a-session for time with the robot woman.



The unusual brothel in Amsterdam was opened by the presenters of 'Spuiten en Slikken' - roughly translated as Shoot and Swallow - which is a controversial show about drugs and sex on Dutch public television.



According to spokesman Thijs Verheij, the show tries to find out if the world is ready to have sex with a doll and to compare if it feels similar to having sex with a real human being.



Mr Verheij said: "Scientists state that in 30 years it will be very normal to have sex with a robot.



"With this experiment we want to run ahead of this and investigate how people see it now."



The brothel used four silicone women selected by sex doll import business Mytenga.



Mytenga founder Niels van der Voort said: "You have hollow breasts, which are softer as there is air inside.



"And you have massive breasts which are more heavy, so customers can choose."



TV Presenter Gwen van Poorten said a sex doll brothel could also help to combat crime.



She said: "Think about illegal prostitution, or human trafficking.



"I wouldn't say this would be a solution for it, but in the future, if we can have sex with dolls, alongside prostitutes, it gives an option extra which I think is awesome."



Co-presenter Emma Wortelboer tried to lure in tourists to have sex with one of the dolls, which would cost them 30 Euros.



Next week, the TV show will discuss its findings from the sex doll brothel experiment.



One Amsterdam citizen said he could imagine sleeping with a sex doll in the future.



He said: "If I'm bored I need to have sex."



A female tourist said a sex doll is "an interesting alternative for someone who needs to have sex".