Authorities Raid Avon Massage Parlor

AVON, OH — An Avon massage parlor was raided by law enforcement on Wednesday, the Ohio Investigative Unit announced. Authorities executed warrants throughout Northeast Ohio as part of a region-wide investigation into possible prostitution.

Posh Massage, on Detroit Road, was among law enforcement's targets. Authorities raided 15 other massage parlors throughout the region on Wednesday.

The Secret Service and Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) said they took multiple people into custody during the raids, all as part of an investigation into a long-term commercial sex operation. The investigation began in 2017 when law enforcement got a tip there was possible illegal activity happening at a group of Northeast Ohio massage parlors.

“We will not turn a blind eye to criminal enterprises, such as this one,” said Major Gary Allen, OIU commander. “We will continue to work with our partners to hold those accountable for their roles in commercial sex businesses.”

Over two years, investigators came to believe there was a group of people running a pay-for-sex scheme through massage parlors. On Wednesday, the investigation culminated in a region-wide raid of 16 businesses.

Last week, a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted several people for promoting prostitution, including Jia Yue Dong, 42, Cui Rong Chen, 44, Fei Wang, 41, and Yan Wang, 41, all of Brunswick; Chengqiang Yu, 48, of North Royalton; and Robert Swartz, 50, of Copley. A Medina County Grand Jury indicted Yulian Fu, 50, of North Royalton, on the same charge.

“These parlors were illegally operating throughout multiple communities, including four here in Cuyahoga County,” said Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley. “I commend the multiple agencies involved who helped put an end to this criminal activity.”

The following massage parlors were raided on Wednesday by law enforcement:

• JC Relaxing, Inc., also known as Relax Massage, 3321 Center Road, Brunswick
• Hua Nan Massage (formerly SJ Relax, Inc.), 4004 Milan Road, Unit A, Perkins Township
• Robust Asian Massage, LLC, 16360 Pearl Road, Strongsville
• SC Relax, Inc., 14403 Pearl Road, Strongsville
• Sunny H. Reflex, Inc., 7914 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights
• Relax, Inc., 1211 West Main Street, Kent
• Lucky Jade, LLC., 2747 Medina Road, Medina
• Ming Relax, Inc., 4000 Oberlin Avenue, Unit 2, Lorain
• Bamboo Relaxing Massage, Inc., 2522 Cleveland Road, Unit A; Wooster
• W&D Relax, Inc.,1523 Lexington Avenue, Unit A, Mansfield
• Sun GR Reflect, Inc., 17456 Lorain Avenue, Unit A, Cleveland
• Sun GR Reflect, Inc., 26761 Royalton Road, Columbia Station
• Posh Massage, Inc., 37300 Detroit Road, Avon
• 1299 Old Eagle Drive #M5, Brunswick
• 1287 Old Eagle Drive # 109, Brunswick
• 411 Plymouth Court, Brunswick.