Allegations against man accused of running prostitution ring in Brisbane 'particularly sinister'

Court hears Matthew James Markcrow, 35, used tattoos to mark the women as his property'

A man accused of drugging and recruiting women into forced prostitution in Brisbane, and of marking their bodies as his property", remains behind bars while his co-accused has been released on bail.

Matthew James Markcrow, 35, and Crystal Marie Sawyer, 23, appeared in Brisbane magistrates court on Friday after a four-month investigation into the alleged prostitution ring.