AG: Madam used massage parlors as cover for sex spas - WCVB Boston

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BROCKTON, Mass. —
A Stoughton woman was found guilty Monday of running two massage parlors, in Brockton and Norwood, that were fronts for a prostitution ring, Attorney General Maura Healey announced in a press release Tuesday.


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The Enterprise reported that Terry Mussari, 50, was found guilty of two counts of maintaining a house of prostitution, two counts of deriving support from prostitution and two counts of keeping a house of ill fame.

Mussari was convicted by a jury after an eight day trial in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.

In 2011, Mussari was arrested for offering sex with masseuses in exchange for "tips," at the former Aria Day Spa on Belmont Street in Brockton and Spa Bellissimo in Norwood.

As part of the fallout from the investigation, State Police trooper David Lemar from West Bridgewater was fired after he allegedly admitted he was a customer at the Brockton spa, but denied paying for sex.

Lemar's termination in 2012 came after an administrative investigation levied charges of unbecoming conduct, neglect of duty, unsatisfactory performance, use of department equipment for non-job related purposes, and lack of truthfulness.

In addition to the prostitution charges, Mussari was also found guilty of wage and hour violations at those two spas and at Sparkle Day Spa in Canton, which she also owned and operated.

The investigation, which included State Police and the FBI, revealed that Mussari required employees, whether licensed or not, to give massages to male clients who wanted sexual services.

"For years she operated in this manner, and during the last three months that Aria Day Spa and Spa Bellissimo were open, more than 90 percent of the massage clientele were men," Healey said in her release.

Mussari is expected to be sentenced on March 1 in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham.

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