Waterford police suspect massage parlors were brothels - Detroit Free Press

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Marc Daalder Detroit Free Press

Published 5:07 p.m. UTC Jul 20, 2018

Police raided three unlicensed massage parlors in Waterford Township on Thursday, acting on information that the businesses were operating without a license and were allegedly serving as brothels, according to a news release.

The statement from the Waterford Police Department said undercover officers had established that women at Sun Spa, Massage Oasis, and Brownstone Therapy were offering sex for money.

The investigation found that the massage businesses were allegedly operating without the required license and that none of them had ever applied for such a permit.

Police were accompanied by representatives from the U.S. Border Patrol and the Department of Homeland Security "to assist with any potential forced prostitution and/or human trafficking issues," the statement added.

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The managers of each of the locations were told they could not continue to operate massage parlors without the proper license and were also advised of the laws against sex work.

"Even when it occurs behind closed doors, sex for money is still prostitution and we will use all legal avenues to eradicate this type of crime from our community," Police Chief Scott Underwood said in a written statement.

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