Massage Parlors Raided By Law Enforcement In Northeast Ohio

CLEVELAND — Law enforcement agencies raided 16 Northeast Ohio massage parlors as part of an investigation into a possible prostitution ring, the Ohio Investigative Unit announced this week. As part of the operation, seven people have been indicted on suspicion of promoting prostitution.

“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.”

Law enforcement searched massage parlors in seven counties in Northern Ohio. The raids, which happened on the last day of July, were the culmination of a years-long investigation.

In 2017, tipsters told authorities there was possible commercial sex operations run through massage parlors in Northern Ohio. After a two-year investigation, law enforcement came to believe a group of people were running a pay-for-sex operation through the businesses.

Then, last week, seven people were indicted by grand juries in Cuyahoga County and Medina County. All seven people are accused of promoting prostitution. The seven indicted people are: 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; and Yulian Fu, 50, of North Royalton.

The raids were then carried out on July 31.

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

According to OIU, the massage parlors that were raided on Wednesday were:

• 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.

Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the investigation and execution of the search warrants. The Secret Service, Ohio Investigative Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI were all leaders in the operation.