Manhattan Massage Parlors: Bergen County prostitution sting nets 27 arrests
The joint investigation was carried out by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office and eight municipal police departments. A dozen massage parlors and “in-call” operations – where customers call for prostitution services and are directed to a specific location in exchange for cash – were targeted in response to citizen complaints made to local police, Molinelli said in a statement.
Eleven people were arrested March 15 in a Paramus hotel for prostitution-related offenses. The following were arrested for engaging in prostitution: Hanna Young, 38, Yan Zhang, 43 and Li Jie, 42, all of Queens; Joann Maraska, 24, of Bayonne; Amanda Blackwell, 23, of Emporia, Va.; and Sofia Matallana, 35, of Spring Valley, N.Y.
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On March 26, authorities arrested seven people at 12 massage parlors across Bergen County, Molinelli said.