Cops Charge 25 Suspects With 81 Offences In Massage Parlour Busts
Posted August 25, 2008 12:00 pm.
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Complaints from neighbours, area businesses and politicians led police in 54 Division to stage a series of raids in East York last May, targeting what cops contend were illegal health spas and massage parlours.
Investigators allege the establishments were fronts for prostitutes and the kind of undesirable crowds they attract. It took a while for them to sort everything out but now authorities have finally released the results of their hard work: 25 people charged with 81 offences, including keeping and owning a common bawdy house.
The businesses that were closed down include:
Holistic Senses Spa – 837 O’Connor Dr.,
Sky Spa – 985 O’Connor Dr.,
Devon Spa – 1410 Danforth Ave.,
Avita Day Spa – 1834 Danforth Ave.,
La Bella Health Spa – 1904 Danforth Ave.,
Natural Spa – 2054 Danforth Ave.,
Zina’s Day Spa – 2124 Danforth Ave.,
Suzi’s Spa – 2318 Danforth Ave.
Cops know they won’t stop the problem altogether but hope they’ve at least made a dent in one neighbourhood.
