Eerie sexual noises echoing from a San Diego massage parlor to a nearby church have sparked a police investigation that has led to four arrests and the raid of an alleged brothel.
Police said last week that they received numerous complaints from businesses and residents near the Ocean Spa Massage Parlor. These range from reports of the aforementioned noise to locals witnessing people having sex in their cars. Fox News Digital reported.
City police said the department’s vice division launched an “extensive and thorough investigation,” which took more than 125 hours.
During that time, it said it recorded at least four instances in which employees had sexual advances toward officers. It also found nearly 1,300 online advertisements advertising parlor sex that had been posted over the past five years.
Eventually, four people were arrested on prostitution charges as the city took legal action to shut down this seedy business.
The city attorney has imposed more than $100,000 in civil fines and restitution for court costs, Fox said.
“For too long, the owners of Ocean Spa have masqueraded as a legitimate business,” City Attorney Mara Elliott said in a press release.
“Ocean Spa is a sex shop, not a massage parlor, and has no place in our community or anywhere else. We look forward to holding the perpetrators accountable and restoring peace to this complex.” I am.”
City Police Chief David Nisreit added last week that the department “takes these types of neighborhood complaints very seriously.”
“Our subdivision’s thorough investigations into the operations of businesses like Ocean Spa have restored peace and decency to the San Diego area,” he wrote.
Prostitution has long been a serious problem in parts of Southern California, but some locals believe a 2022 law that would repeal the ban on loitering for the purpose of prostitution will make the problem worse. claims.
Supporters argued the repeal would prevent women and transgender adults from being targeted by police, according to Fox Broadcasting.
“While I agree with the author’s intent and am signing this bill, we must be cautious in its implementation,” Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said when signing the bill.
“My administration will monitor crime and prosecution trends for potential unintended consequences and will act to mitigate such impacts.”
But some operators claim it is emboldening prostitutes and their pimps.
“Massage parlors have traditionally offered more than just massages,” the owner said. “but, [the new law] The entire industry is encouraged because we know nothing is going to happen. ”
“Prostitution is steadily increasing,” the entrepreneur continued.
“Prostitutes know they can flood the city with more girls, and sex trafficking is spiraling out of control as they cross our busiest border here in San Diego.”
