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He said in general the massages are $75 to $100, but sex services are more.
“We’ve seen up to $300, $400 changing hands,” he said. “It’s unreported money. That’s where it adds up quick. … You’re not getting sex for $50 or $75 or $100.”
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In September, an undercover Vero Beach detective recorded several alleged crimes at one spa. In each instance, the masseuse allegedly offered sexual favors, ranging from $200 for intercourse to $100 for oral sex and hand stimulation for as low as $40.
In December and January, deputies stopped men as they exited the spa after paying for sex acts. "These 'johns,' either knowingly or unknowingly, were certainly supplying the funds to perpetuate human trafficking," Sheriff Deryl Loar said.
When Liyan Zhang was arrested, she had $22,000 cash in her purse, according to Loar, who said the business was estimated to generate more than $1 million annually.
Each time, he asked for a 30-minute massage, paid $50 and was escorted to a dimly lit room. After a rubdown, his masseuse would offer various sexual favors — intercourse for $160 to $200, oral sex for $100 and stimulation by hand for $40 to $60. Each time, the detective said he was short on cash and would return. The second time, a woman seemed to get suspicious, asking, "You trouble? You police?" In November, Circuit Judge Cynthia Cox approved the secret installation of surveillance cameras inside.