St. Charles Massage Parlor, Employee Cited for Violations

ST. CHARLES, IL - Local authorities have filed charges against a massage parlor in St. Charles and an employee at the business following an inspection and undercover operation by police in recent weeks.

Investigators conducted an inspection of STILL Waters Spa, 2075 Prairie Street, 104, in St. Charles, on April 25 as part of a license renewal process for the business.

An employee was working in the business and was not one of the registered managers, according to a St. Charles Police Department news release. This employee also did not have a massage therapist license, police said. The owner of the business was contacted and they were ordered to close until a registered supervisor and a licensed massage therapist were present.

Investigators then conducted an undercover operation on April 29. An agent went in for a massage and the same unlicensed employee from the prior inspect began to give the agent a massage. The agent stopped the massage and notified investigators.

The employee, Ji Xiuqin, 50, of the 2000 block of Wessel Court in St. Charles, has been charged with one count of practicing a massage without a license, a Class A misdemeanor.

She was released on a personal recognizance. Her next court date is on May 19.

STILL Waters Spa was cited for two counts of violating the Massage Establishment Act.

One charge was for providing a massage by an unlicensed massage therapist and the second charge was for failure to have a registered supervisor on the premise. A hearing has been set in front of the Local Liquor Control Commission for May 16, 2016, at 4:30 p.m.

The local ordinance that governs massage establishments requires that massage therapists must have a license from the State of Illinois. It also requires that a manager who is listed on the business license must be present while the establishment is open, according to the news release.

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