Lexington Man Admits Role In Interstate Prostitution Ring

LEXINGTON, MA – A Lexington man has admitted his role in a long-running interstate prostitution ring, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Kyung Song, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering.

Song was arrested in March along with five other suspects: Yoon I. Kim, 36, of Haymarket, VA; Taehee Kim, known as “Hyunsook Kim,” 46, of Haymarket, VA; Susan Bashir, known as "Susan Redmon" or "Susan Redmond," 41, of Stone Mountain, GA; and Jineok Kim, 38, of Watertown.

From December 2017 to March of this year, Song participated in a network that operated multiple brothels in high-end apartments in Cambridge, Atlanta and eastern Virginia, authorities said. The group advertised appointments with Asian women primarily on three websites: www.bostonasiandolls.com, www.exoticasiansatlanta.com, and www.redhotflowers69.com.

The women advertised were moved from city to city to work as prostitutes, according to the USAO.

Song provided transportation for women working from brothels in Cambridge and picked up cash profits from each of the locations. He also allegedly laundered the proceeds and deposited them into accounts belonging to Taehee Kim or sent money orders to Kim.

Jineok Kim and Susan Bashir agreed in June to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce individuals to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution and one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering.

The charge of conspiracy to engage in money laundering provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $500,000 or twice the value of the laundered funds.

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