Crime & Safety

Duluth Women Charged in Undercover Prostitution Investigation in Tennessee

Police say sex for money was offered to an undercover officer in Anderson County, Tenn.

Two women from Duluth were arrested in an undercover prostitution investigation in Anderson County, Tenn.

Young Hwa Park, 56, and Chong Kim, 68, were arrested Tuesday on prostitution-related charges, according to a press release from the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department.

The arrests stemmed from a sheriff’s department investigation of a spa business called King Accupressure, which was recently opened, according to the report.

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During the undercover operation on Tuesday, an employee of the business offered sex for money to one of the investigators. The sheriff’s department report did not say if the employee was one of the charged women.

Young Hwa Park, listed as a resident of 917 Preston Park Drive, was charged with prostitution and was later released on bond.

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Chong Kim, of 3090 Dogwood Circle, was charged with promoting prostitution. She is being held on a $10,000 bond.

The sheriff’s department said King Accupressure’s business was seized because it had been fraudulently obtained.

“In addition, it was learned the landlords of the property were unaware of the true nature of the business as it had been misrepresented to them as well,” the press release stated.

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