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Friday, December 28, 2012

Prostitution Charges Shut Down Des Peres Massage Business

Two employees at Rong Hua D-Stress were charged with prostitution Monday; the city has pulled the business license.

A Des Peres business had its license revoked after an investigation discovered prostitution at the establishment, which offered massages. Two of the business’ employees were charged Monday with miscellaneous sex violations, breaking the city’s ordinance prohibiting prostitution. Rong Hua D-Stress, a massage business formerly at 11730 Manchester Road, closed after a St. Louis County Special Investigations Unit determined prostitution occurred at the establishment. One of the business owners, Jing Yong, provided $500 in bail for each of the women. Yong told police he had the women sign documents that stated they would not perform acts of prostitution while working for him. The documents were printed in Chinese and had not been interpreted …

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