Holyoke couple charged with keeping a house of prostitution in Westfield are sentenced to community service a - MassLive.com

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WESTFIELD — A couple charged in February 2024 for sex trafficking, support from, or sharing, the earnings of prostitution, and keeping a house of prostitution were sentenced in District Court Thursday to six months of probation and 30 hours of community service in exchange for pleading to sufficient facts for a conviction and that the case be continued without a finding, according to court records.

Todd and Baoshun Simonds, 67 and 60, respectively, were arrested on Jan. 31, 2024, at their business, Southampton Road Massage and Body Works, at 282 Southampton Rd. after a lengthy investigation by the Westfield Police Department into reports the business was providing “sexual massages” to its customers.

When the couple appeared in court Wednesday, prosecutors told the Judge Nicola Gioscia they were dropping the sex trafficking and supporting from, or sharing, the earnings of prostitution after the Simonds agreed to plead to sufficient facts for a conviction and continuing the case without a finding, according to court records.