Passaic County Sheriff Arrests 8 On Prostitution Charges

PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Several New York women were arrested on prostitution-related charges following a quality of life detail by the Passaic County Sheriff's Office Monday.

The quality of life detail was part of a larger operation focusing on illegal activity at massage parlors and hotels that affects county residents' lives.

Undercover detectives posed as potential clients of a Totowa massage parlor on Union Boulevard, a Paterson establishment on Main Street and a Howard Johnson's motel on Route 3 West.

The following individuals were charged:

Yingu Xuan, 60: Promoting prostitution

Zhao Xuemei, 44: Prostitution

Fengqing Zhang, 44: Promoting prostitution

Fengping Zhang, 42: Prostitution

Xiuyun Chen, 35: Prostitution

Tinglu Sun, 40: Prostitution

Maria Bordamalo-Poveda, 30: Prostitution

Daniela Asencion: 38: Prostitution

All the women except Asencion, live in Queens, New York. Asencion lives in Bronx, New York.

The sheriff's office Human Trafficking Unit was available to assist any human trafficking victims.

Photo 1: top row, from left: Daniela Asencio, 38, Maria Bordamalo-Poveda, 30. Bottom row, from left: Tinglu Sun, 40, Yingyu Xuan, 60

Photo 2: top row, from left: Xiuyun Chen, 35, Fengping Zhang, 44, Bottom row, from left: Fengping Zhang, 42, Zhao Xuemei, 44