The police of course know that this type of bust targeting the criminal enterprise of the infamous " rub and tug clan" generates all sorts of negative buzz so they swiftly default to the "human trafficking" spiel so we feel like people are being saved and not just a bunch of horny dudes being prosecuted. So in a joint operation between Fresno police and the FBI, all they managed to charge were three Chinese masseuses and 15 guys (number was mentioned in another article) looking for a massage happy ending. These type of massage raids / busts / seem to be more and more common and I'm positive I'm not alone when I say, what a giant fucking squandering of resources they are. I can't imagine the horror of negotiating some juicy extras and the only dirty talk from the masseuse is "you have the right to remain silent" - how quickly must that deflate an erection? Where I'm from, the only erotic massage pitfalls we face are the odd dry handjob or the occasional elderly masseuse. I really feel for my Fresno erotic massage addicts. Quoted article via source, all copyright belongs to linked source and no images here are associated with the source article. Not gonna happen," Garry Bredefeld a Fresno city councilmember said. We take very seriously people having businesses that impact neighborhoods adversely, such as these massage parlors, that are really prostitution dens. "It's a very clear message that Fresno's going to take very seriously people engaging in human trafficking.
Basically a four hand is literally four hands, meaning two girls, so that would be a pretty good red flag." "A good example of this would be something that's called a four-hand massage. Every ticket issued was a first-time offender.ĭetectives say one clue a business may be operating illegally is through some items offered on the massage menu. Officers say it was clear some of the male patrons weren't first-time visitors, but it was their first time confronted by a cop. Some cried knowing that their names will eventually made public as part of Operation Reveal. They didn't want to be caught in a situation they were caught in." "Once the reality started setting in, we had a few that were begging, they were begging. That's when they were told they were under arrest for solicitation of a prostitute. Once officers went to work, one man after another came in - for more than a massage.
They were cited for operating a house of prostitution.ĭetectives are treating them as victims, but they didn't have much to say to police about the business.
Three women working inside were taken to police headquarters and booked. "Unbeknownst to the individuals coming into the establishment, looking for illicit sex acts, that they were going to be actually negotiating for these illicit services with an undercover detective," said Fresno Police Detective Sgt. With the help of the FBI, officers first arrested the workers inside, then took over the business.īut they wired and rigged it up before re-opening it, posing as massage therapists. A tip led detectives to Angel Massage and after scoping out the foot traffic, officers knew it was a good spot to serve up a search warrant.