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Massage parlor prostitution bust in Santa Clarita

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SANTA CLARITA – Three women were arrested at three massage parlors in Santa Clarita for allegedly offering sex acts to undercover deputies in exchange for money, authorities said Wednesday.

The arrests were made Tuesday following an investigation by detectives with the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, inspectors from the city of Santa Clarita and investigators from the state Employment Development Department, according to Lt. Kent Wegener of the sheriff’s Human Trafficking Bureau.

The investigation was launched following community complaints that commercial sex acts were taking place at some massage businesses, Wegener said.

“At each of the three locations, deputies posing as customers were solicited by employees of the massage parlors to exchange money for sex acts,” the lieutenant said. “During Tuesday’s operation, three adult females (one suspect from each location) were arrested for solicitation charges.”

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27 comments for "Massage parlor prostitution bust in Santa Clarita"

  1. Prostitution or “escorting” isnt a victimless crime. There are victims. I know an escort who leaves her kids with her client while she’s driving around from house to house all day to see her clients. She comes home her state of mind is in distress after reality hits her of today’s events and she’s not gonna be in a mommy mood when she gets home. In fact, where her and her kids sleep, that house belongs to a client who’s renting it out to her. She has no proof of income. How is she going to get by a credit check or proof of income for a house or apartment. So, she arranges a deal in exchange for favors to live there. Owner is thrilled, he’s getting paid rent on time, and he goes whenever he wants to see her. What does that do to the kids? They matter right. Or am I wrong? Do they not see mommy gone all day and then go into the bedroom with this man who watches them? Do they not remember this when they get older and put the pieces together? Kids are smart. They’re not stupid. So, who’s taking care of them? Who’s giving them affection and love? Who’s feeding them? Checking their homework? So later, they develop emotional disorders or anxiety issues. You think these moms are discreet? Do you think they leave the room when a client calls or while they’re driving doesnshebpull over and get out of the car to talk? Can you imagine what these kids overhear? Yeah, to say it’s victimless basically says kids don’t mean anything to you.

    Shout out to all the moms that are escorts… Good job ladies. You’re really independent now. Keep up the good work.

  2. Being a prostitute is your choice to make and freely your alone. If you’re being “forced” then call the many women’s victim help numbers, programs, support groups, etc. A woman only needs to make one call and everything will be handed to her. Shes here illegally? Give her a green card. She’s homeless? Give her a hotel room. She’s broke? Give her welfare. She’s getting abused? Arrest him, give the kids to her, restraining order, monitored visitations child support and give her a lawyer. So theres no excuse for staying with someone who abuses you or “forces” you into prostitution. The women who escort, they do it out of free will. Easy money for them. Tax free, and welfare? Probably section 8 too. Driving a 2017 BMW M4 or the biggest Cadillac SUV they have with the biggest rims. Now ask yourself, who’s being forced now?

    • You are assuming the ‘slaved’ woman has access to the phone numbers, access to a phone and is not being guarded at all times.

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  3. … how low can they go, the creeps at LASD indulging themselves, soaking it up in victimless crime pond, picking on massage parlors, running sexual entrapment stings on massage therapists just trying to earn a decent buck –

  5. … LASD’s favorite preoccupation: victimless crime. Its officers caught red handed, snooping around massage parlors, committing sexual entrapment, picking on hapless, underpaid massage therapists just trying to earn an honest buck –

  6. I find it hilarious that everyone is using the term “HOTEL”–even in their glory days, 45-50 years ago, they were “MOTELS”.

  7. Here in the sanctuary city of Mexifornia, our newly militarized law enforcement is equipped a special internal division within itself, dedicated to just one thing… getting inside your bedroom, standing there, telling you how they think you ought to be living your life –

  8. Who needs a massage parlor in Santa Clarita when we have our choice of hotels along Sierra Highway in Lancaster?

  10. Who Cares. I would MUCH rather let this happen then to have another girl raped and murdered by some guy who is too old/ugly/retarded to get sex the normal way. If you don’t let guys have sex, some will take it by force, and we will just have more dead girls.

    • billy G

      Who cares? Did you read and comprehend the article? These types of types of establishments are often associated with human trafficking. These types of situations are often associated with other crimes and criminal activity.

      Your use of the term “retarded” is interesting; where did you learn that, knuckle head high?

    • LOL…wild speculation about people you’ve never met…is that your version of “sex,” Mike? That’s available at the keyboard you’re afraid to leave, so I’m guessing that’s all you ever get.

      Of course if you weren’t a gutless punk we’d have met a long time ago and you wouldn’t have to speculate about me and could get back to your porn.

      • If you are male, and don’t have a girlfriend, then you ARE getting sex on your keyboard. Sad but true, but we are all not pretty enough to have an attractive girlfriend (even Tim Scott) But lets not dwell on that, Things could always be worse, we could be starving in some craphole country…

        • Reminds me of a KROQ sound bit… “You look like a guy who can handle himself in bed… and does frequently.” LOL

    • Lancaster does it right. There are a ton of massage parlors where the happy endings are happy endings. It beats the crud that goes on in those slum hotels on Sierra Highway nightly. Lancaster is smart to turn a blind eye to this.

    • Maybe the cops got tired of them old ugly nerds wiggling their way out of paying the lady what they said they would, and seeing dead prostitutes on the street. From my understanding, it’s legal in some parts of Nevada so they can wiggle there way over there and knock themselves out.

      • Could be nerds, could also be flabby old jocks with knocked out teeth.
        Gee, this was a fun trip back down high school cliches.

    • Prostitutes are traditionally manipulated, threatened or harmed over long periods of time in order to keep them in the trade; or worse, they’re trafficked from destitute areas of the world or born into sex slavery knowing nothing but prostitution. I can’t say that 3 women from scv that “just want to make extra money” are going to fall under this category if that’s what’s going on here, but the argument for the law would be that if that becomes legal or not that big of a deal – then it makes it easier to enslave, harm, or trick people into sexual servitude.
      Rapists are going to go take it by force whether they are able to go pay for it or not, I don’t think prostitution is some kind of protection against that.

      • Ya there are some who take advantage of prostitutes but there are some hookers who can make a good living doing it if they are careful. On backpage dot com you can find a hooker for around $60 and some of the ads say “no black men” hmm.. I wonder why…