“Some of the Asian females are forced to live in small closets or rooms within the massage business premise and given only minimal means for survival,” the police statement says. The statement, filed by an officer of the American Fork Police Department, said “Asian” massage parlors are often operated by criminal organizations, and workers are often victims of human trafficking. The complainant stated that if a male was sent in and became naked, the masseuse would touch him inappropriately, and “If you do not complain, she will continue, and even make offers for more,” a probable cause statement says. The parlor’s website offered sexually oriented massages, the anonymous complainant said. The original investigation took place after American Fork police received an online complaint in September regarding a new “Asian” massage parlor at 376 E.
Tamper with witness or juror, a third-degree felonyĪ female that allegedly worked at a parlor in American Fork was arrested on a misdemeanor charge.įive other women and a man were arrested Thursday.Pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony.Money laundering, a second-degree felony.
