Fresno, California, United States
" Officers busted a massage parlor at Fresno and Gettysburg this week, and found evidence that young immigrant women from China may have been forced to work as prostitutes at the New China Massage parlor at Fresno and Gettysburg. We've been told it was a busy place, with customers coming in every half an hour, day and night. With different groups of young Asian women providing massages, and police say prostitution. By the signs in the window it looks like a place to get a foot massage. But Fresno Police believe this place was selling sex. Numerous complaints and tips that there may be illegal activity going on, specifically prostitution," said Jeff Cardinale, Fresno Police Spokesperson."
Location
United States · Fresno, California · 2009 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
"Fresno police are conducting an extensive investigation. They arrested one owner of this business, and one worker. They are looking for another girl, but witnesses say there has been a constant turnover of Chinese girls here every week for months. Witnesses also say they roamed the parking lot trying to attract customers. But Police believe most didn't volunteer to be prostitutes."
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