Crime & Safety
Bergen County Massage Parlors Busted In Prostitution Sting: Prosecutor
Detectives were solicited in sex-for-money operation at massage parlors throughout Bergen County, prosecutor said.
WYCKOFF, NJ – Twelve Bergen County masseurs were charged with engaging in prostitution as part of a weeklong investigation by a local, county, and federal law enforcement task force.
Twelve employees at massage parlors through Bergen County were charged after undercover detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office were solicited for sex in exchange for money as part of a joint human trafficking initiative, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said Friday.
More than $20,000 was seized as a result of the investigation.
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Detectives said they were solicited for sex at the following locations:
- Royal Massage in Wyckoff
- Golden Palm Spa in Tenafly
- Jade Spa, Aqua Blue Spa, and World Health Spa in Edgewater
- Heaven Is A Spa in Little Ferry
- Greenish Spa in South Hackensack
- Aztec Spa and Aroma Spa in Fairview
In addition to Wu and Li, the following employees were charged with engaging in prostitution:
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- Ying J. Tang, 45
- Fong Zhen Wu, 53
- Ge Li, 51
- Meixiang Deng, 52
- Chunmei Jin, 41
- Mihwa Jang, 41
- Jimei Zhou, 33
- Jinshan Li, 49
- Shunyu Piao, 49
- Yougin Cho, 37
- Kyung Rye Bae, 49
- Chen Xu, 43
Eight of the women live in Flushing, N.Y.; Jang and Pao live in Little Ferry, Cho lives in Ellicott City, Md., and Bae lives in Queens, N.Y., the prosecutor said.
The women were issued summonses through the respective local municipal courts and released pending their first appearances, Grewal said.
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office created the task force to investigate the alleged prostitution. Members from the following law enforcement agencies served on it: Bergen County, Sheriff’s Office, Wyckoff Police Department, Tenafly Police Department, River Edge Police Department, Edgewater Police Department, Little Ferry Police Department, South Hackensack Police Department, Paramus Police Department, Fairview Police Department, and U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement.
Fong Zhen Wu, 53, and Ge Li, 51/Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
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