Police said an exterior ordinance violation at N. Cedar St. From there, police discovered that Anthony Joseph Juip, 72, and his wife, Qing Feng Xu, 58, were running a prostitution business out of the buildings. The Imlay City Police Department sent undercover officers inside the massage parlors and discovered the parlors were a front for prostitution, potentially human trafficking, and forced sex trafficking.
Most of the clientele were driving minutes to visit the parlors, police said. Police searched N. Arrests were made at the business after undercover officers discovered the parlor was a front for prostitution.
Four Chinese women had work visas and were employed by Juip and Xu, police said. They were detained and provided immediate victim assistance pending further investigation. Police said several other women from out of town were also rotated in and out of the businesses over the past year.
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Juip and Xu are both charged with one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and two counts of keeping a house of prostitution.
