A West El Paso massage parlor accused of offering sexual services to customers agreed to permanently shut down as part of an agreement with the El Paso County Attorney's Office. The business was located in a shopping center at N. Mesa St. No attorneys for Xiong are listed in court records.
The settlement is "a victory for the community," Sanchez said. More: West El Paso massage parlor shut down for allegedly offering illegal sexual activities. The investigation allegedly uncovered several illegal activities, including staff "reportedly offering to perform masturbation on customers and undercover officers from the El Paso Police Department," officials said.
The massage parlor also failed to maintain required client records and allowed employees to illegally live on-site. The business "advertised on erotic websites featuring suggestive content and scantily clad women," officials said. The settlement was reached Monday, Feb. As part of the settlement, Xiong agreed to not operate, associate, advertise, promote, own, or have a financial or managerial interest in a massage establishment in El Paso County, the settlement agreement states.
Xiong also agreed not to employ or work with unlicensed massage therapists, the agreement states. More: East El Paso massage parlor shut down over allegations of providing sexual services. The landlords of the property, KM Colony Cove III LLC, were originally named as co-defendants in the case, but the case against them is being dismissed since they "cooperated with authorities by evicting the business," and agreed not to lease the property to a massage establishment for at least two years, officials said.
Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He may be reached at amartinez1 elpasotimes. This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: El Paso massage parlor accused of offering sexual services to shut down. A male driving a stolen pickup the wrong way on I caused a three-vehicle fatal crash, then tried to steal another vehicle but escaped on a semi. With the federal government slashing its workforce and attempting to freeze billions in funding, Virginia lawmakers are bracing for impact.
