Nine Arrested in Lafayette Massage Parlor Sex Trafficking Prostitution Ring
Feb 13, 2019 04:43PM ● By Press Release
Over the course of 17 months, detectives with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated complaints of a sex trafficking/massage parlor prostitution ring operating within Lafayette Parish.
As a result of the investigation, nine people were arrested:
-Xiaoping Xu - Prostitution by Massage (2 counts)
-Lianxiu Li - Prostitution by Massage (2 counts)
-Zhao Chen - Pandering, Keeping a Disorderly Place, Operating a Place of Prostitution
-Pingjuan Xia - Pandering (2 counts)
-Xufang Ou - Pandering (4 counts) , Human Trafficking
-Renjie Jang - Pandering (2 counts), Operating a Place of Prostitution
-Houqin Tang - Pandering, Keeping a Disorderly Place, Operating a Place of Prostitution
-Yuan Yuan Huang - Prostitution by Massage (2 counts)
-Chang Su - Operating a Place of Prostitution, Pandering
Five businesses in the city of Lafayette were a part of the investigation:
-Golden Spa - 117 Industrial Pkwy, Lafayette, LA 70508
-Angel Massage - 1007 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508
-AA+ Massage - 292 Ridge Road Suite 6A Lafayette, LA 70506
-Asian Spa - 1512 Ambassador Caffery Suite 1, Lafayette, LA 70506
-Harmony Zen Spa - 2848 Verot School Road Suite 1, Lafayette, LA 70508
Detectives also seized approximately $50,000 in currency, five vehicles, a substantial amount of jewelry and business goods.
