The report says Silver Spa, a massage place in Morris County, New Jersey, was busted Wednesday. One 40 year old Chinese woman was arrested on prostitution charges (I say Chinese because of the name). The owner was also in trouble. There was no evidence seized.
But authorities started hearing rumors last year about men entering the spa at odd hours after parking their cars in remote areas of the 95 W. Main St. parking lot. Coupled with concerns raised elsewhere about massage parlors, the rumors were enough to prompt local and Morris County authorities to start an undercover operation.
It's the customers again, raising suspicions. It seems you can run a brothel no problem, but you can't control the way your customers disturb the community? They drive nice cars, walk the sidewalks, and visit when the neighbors are porching.
The results were announced on Thursday, March 29, when authorities said they had charged the owner of the spa, XXX, 42, of Mount Arlington, with promoting prostitution. An employee, XXX, 40, of Flushing, N.Y., was charged with engaging in prostitution.
Andof course it becomes a regulations crime, as they check certifications and such :
the council was scheduled to consider on Tuesday night if it will suspend the spa’s license because of concerns that people had been living at the spa and that the owner may have lied about her massage therapy certification.
Of course this activity doesn't stop the hungry from seeking out a snack:
Since the arrests, the spa has remained open. On Thursday, a male customer pulled up in a late model black Mercedes-Benz. Two women employees spoke little English but told a reporter that they were unaware of the charges. Business owners in the area said they were not surprised at the arrests. They asked not to be identified, but said that in past months, they had seen male customers park long distances from the spa and had seen women in boots and "short pants" walking from the spa to cars.
Funny, eh? I bet that massage parlor owner was very nervous when her girls wandered around for cigarette breaks, walking the neighborhood in mini skirts and hot pants. But I bet it was good for business! Here we see that was a major issue:
"What triggered the investigation was the police paying attention to the high volume of people observed entering and leaving the business," said Chief XXX. Logan said authorities also were aware that the spa had advertised in area newspapers under personals.
The rest reads like a whole bunch of addon text just to fill up the space:
The chief said customers apparently paid $60 for a massage with sexual favors granted for an unknown extra cost...authorities believe the Silver Star Spa was XXX’s only massage parlor. Another Silver Star Spa is located at 6 W. 48th St., in New York City but the women employees said it was not related to the Chester parlor.... the only evidence seized at the Chester massage parlor was the cash supplied by the undercover officer. He said no records of transactions were seized....In past years, authorities around the county have raided massage parlors and often found the alleged prostitutes to have been Asian, Russian or Ukrainian women who have emigrated to the U.S. Often they do not speak English and are provided housing and modest wages by the massage parlor owner. That is a growing trend, according to a 2001 report titled, "Sex trafficking of women in the U.S." by Janice G. Raymond of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.... The report noted that in 2001, there were from 200 to 300 massage parlors or health clubs and thousands of residences and other discreet locations that house prostitution in New Jersey. The report said advertisements that refer to "European massage" often mean prostitution.
Wow. Just a few years ago it was asian massage or oriental massage. Now it's European massage.
The borough enacted an ordinance in December 2005 requiring all massage therapists to register with the borough. According to records in the Borough Clerk’s office, XXX is listed as the owner and a licensed massage therapist. She is one of four registered massage therapists in the borough...The certification requires that massage therapists have completed at least 500 hours of class study in massage body work or somatic therapy and have a certification by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work. A criminal background check also is completed before certification..In her application, XXX said she was certified on March 8, 2004, and had attended the Academy of Massage Therapy for courses in Swedish and Korean massage.
And this is the funny part:
XXX, executive director of the Academy of Massage Therapy in Hackensack, would not comment on whether XXX had attended.
Could that be because the records are a bit, shall we say, "funny" over at that new jersey Massage school? Of course the reporter then plugs the very profitable and optional certifying board as if it were a required certification:
A representative of the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work, based in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., said XXX was "not currently certified."
Those guys make TONS of money "certifying" massage therapists and providing insurance that will probably never be taxed because most every practitioner will be out of compliance with their strict and possible unrealistic terms. Nice way to make a million, eh?
Licensing and certification are not required for massage therapists in New Jersey. Many states, however, do require licensing, including New York, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Mexico, Hawaii, Ohio and Nebraska...Voluntary certification is offered by the N.J. Board of Nursing..."We’re pushing for mandatory certification," XXX said.
Sure she is. She's connected to that money-making organization, and even then gets a plug with a full link to their website. How blatantly offensive can you get? Certainly more offensive than some 40 year old Chinese woman giving your husband a quickie hand job, no?
XXX said anyone seeking a bona fide massage therapist can search through the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work atXXX or call the board, toll-free at 888-XXX-XXXX.
After more search engine spam,
Massage therapists should have attended a state-approved school and be a member of a professional massage therapy organization, such as the American Massage Therapy Association....Legitimate massage therapy is a growing trend in the U.S., with 39 million adults getting annual massages, according to a 2006 report by the American Massage Therapy Association. Relaxation (26 percent) is one reason Americans get massages but they also have them for medical purposes (30 percent) such as injury recovery, pain reduction, headache control, and for overall health and wellness... National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work reported there are more than 80,000 nationally certified massage practitioners who serve millions of consumers...Nationally Certified practitioners work in physicians’ offices, private practices, health clubs, fitness centers, spas and hospitals.
The article plus the same profitable corporation again, as if two times with a live back link wasn't enough:
The National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Body Work, offers certifications in various modalities and disciplines including Swedish massage, shiatsu, polarity therapy, Rolfing, Trager techniques, reflexology, neuromuscular therapy and more.
