10 massage spas in Houston area suspected of human trafficking will be closed, owner agrees to quit industry

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Investigators said Yu Sheng Chen has agreed to close 10 massage establishments he owns and quit the industry in Texas.

found employees “provocatively dressed” and were not licensed massage therapists, but “were providing sexual services,” the TDLR said.

The owner, Yu Shang Chen, was later charged in March in the Harris County Criminal Court for employing the unlicensed massage therapists and police suspected those employees may have been trafficked. Further investigation found that Chen was involved with other massage parlors that had complaints filed for employing unlicensed massage therapists or had employees arrested for onsite prostitution.the TDLR was able to stop the massage parlor from conducting business.

TDLR officials said Chen recently agreed to a settlement preventing him from owning or managing any massage establishments as well as working as a massage therapist/instructor in Texas.Ok Foot SpaD & B Foot Massage, 11422 Southwest Fwy.

or text HELP or INFO to BeFree . If the situation is an emergency or you believe someone is in immediate danger, call 911 and alert the authorities.on a TDLR-regulated business that you suspect may be participating in human trafficking.Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar.

 

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