Elliot has asked the judge to shut down Ocean Spa and Health Station, which operate in side-by-side units. Elliot said she's concerned with human trafficking at the establishments. Elliot, authorities had been investigating the owners of Ocean Spa and Health Station and people allegedly connected to them since , in connection with a different massage parlor operating under another name.
According to an accompanying statement by Elliot, her office had received complaints of female employees in "sexually explicit clothing" as well as moaning and foot traffic at all hours in connection with that parlor. On several occasions during the investigation, undercover investigators trying to buy a massage were allegedly offered sexual activities for an additional fee, per the complaint. After receiving a notice of violation in , that business was shut down.
In , one of the previous owners started Health Station in the adjacent unit. According to the complaint, both businesses were allegedly involved in prostitution. According to the complaint, a bible study group opened next to the businesses in and had some students who were minors.
The complaint alleges that employees of the businesses allegedly invited the male students to "come over. The students also allegedly witnessed two people having sex in a truck in front of the bible study in broad daylight, per the complaint.
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