Delaware State Police arrested a Wilmington woman Wednesday after receiving a tip from the public about prostitution at a massage parlor at 5805 Kirkwood Highway, east of Newark.
On two occasions on April 17, undercover troopers received massages from a masseuse, later identified as Xiaoyun Ouyang, 42, of Wilmington. While performing the massages, Ouyang offered to engage in sex acts in exchange for additional payment. Both troopers declined the offers, according to a State Police release.
Shortly after the massages, troopers conducted a search warrant at the business and recovered suspected prostitution proceeds, business records, and supplies. Ouyang was arrested , issued a criminal summons for two counts of prostitution, and released.
I am continually disappointed to see law enforcement superficially investigate these “businesses”. This burgeoning growth of massage parlors and nail salons with “VIP” massage rooms have been looking suspicious since 2009. Want to be disgusted? Check out backpage.com, craigslist.com (therapeutic services). rubmaps.com and just generally google “massage reviews”. There will be no doubt in your mind these businesses are NOT legit. Not enough is being done. While I understand there is much undercover work and coordination of IRS, ICE, Feds, and local police, it has to be a serious and coordinated effort. Otherwise, they simply reopen under a different name next week down the street or they just operate after being told to shut down. The network that these massage parlors have is nothing short of unbelievable. They trace back to principals in several states (usually New York, Flushing) who have “managers” in the massage parlors. The managers are really running a house of prostitution and are often tied to other businesses like nail salons. The business are just fronts to filter/launder money. It is not unusual for the shops to collaborate and operate escort services. The girls who are not working in the shops are used as “outcall”….advertised as escorts and in-home massage service. Many of the “shop owners” find unsuspecting Americans to buy cars, houses, open bank accounts, make CASH purchases in their names (with the illegal money). This is to prevent forfeiture of assets if they get caught. The money is wired from the home state back to the country of origin. It’s drugs, prostitution, loan sharking, etc. It does take years to tie them all together…miles of surveillance tape, watching bank transactions, pen registers, etc. They are a tricky bunch…changing cell phones, using phones in other people’s names, using fake SS#s, fake driver’s licenses, alternate IDs and names. Not unusual for one person to have two American names (one for work, one for friends) plus two ethnic names (one for fooling people, one for friends and family). The email accounts are fake, addresses come back to other people, phones are in other people’s names.
Indict them on racketeering charges AND PUT THEM AWAY! If you simply conduct surveillance, you will find that they number of clients is far greater than that on the books. The house gets money and the sexual favor is paid for in tip money. All unclaimed income. The IRS would be knocking at my door if I didn’t report my income.
These investigations and prosecutions can pay for themselves in forfeited cash and assets…and that is what will drive these shops out of business.