This pisses me off. This is what bylaw and LE should be concentrating on, not going after ADULTS working in ADULT establishments. Anybody employing minors in a MP should face the full extent of the law.
Two girls, 15, found during massage parlour raids
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
York Regional Police say they found three teens, including two 15-year-old girls, working in illegal massage parlours during a week-long blitz.
One of the 15-year-olds was found offering sexual services for money in the Creditstone Spa in Vaughan, police say.
She is currently in the care of the Children's Aid Society.
At another spa, this one called 338 Spa in Richmond Hill, police found two teenagers, 15 and 16, who fled as police and bylaw officers arrived.
They have been charged with obstructing police and breach of probation.
In total, six females under the age of 18 have been found working in illegal massage parlours in 2005, police say.
"These establishments are no place for young girls," said York Regional police chief Armand La Barge said. "We are continuing to aggressively investigate these establishments, especially those employing young teenagers."
Police say that many massage parlours are fronts for prostitution and that it's a multi-million dollar industry in York Region.
During the sweep, between Sept. 13 and Sept. 16, officers conducted bylaw inspections at 57 licensed and unlicensed massage parlours in the south end of the region.
As a result, 93 bylaw and 24 criminal charges were laid, including those against two operators of the Creditstone Spa on Creditstone Rd.
Fatos "Nick" Lopci, 32, of Maple is charged with owning a common bawdy house, keeping a common bawdy house, living off the avails of prostitution of a person under 18 and living off the avails of prostitution and transporting a prostitute.
Sharon Gardner, 22, of Toronto, has been charged with keeping a common bawdy house, breach of probation and breach of recognizance.
Two girls, 15, found during massage parlour raids
CURTIS RUSH
STAFF REPORTER THESTAR.COM
York Regional Police say they found three teens, including two 15-year-old girls, working in illegal massage parlours during a week-long blitz.
One of the 15-year-olds was found offering sexual services for money in the Creditstone Spa in Vaughan, police say.
She is currently in the care of the Children's Aid Society.
At another spa, this one called 338 Spa in Richmond Hill, police found two teenagers, 15 and 16, who fled as police and bylaw officers arrived.
They have been charged with obstructing police and breach of probation.
In total, six females under the age of 18 have been found working in illegal massage parlours in 2005, police say.
"These establishments are no place for young girls," said York Regional police chief Armand La Barge said. "We are continuing to aggressively investigate these establishments, especially those employing young teenagers."
Police say that many massage parlours are fronts for prostitution and that it's a multi-million dollar industry in York Region.
During the sweep, between Sept. 13 and Sept. 16, officers conducted bylaw inspections at 57 licensed and unlicensed massage parlours in the south end of the region.
As a result, 93 bylaw and 24 criminal charges were laid, including those against two operators of the Creditstone Spa on Creditstone Rd.
Fatos "Nick" Lopci, 32, of Maple is charged with owning a common bawdy house, keeping a common bawdy house, living off the avails of prostitution of a person under 18 and living off the avails of prostitution and transporting a prostitute.
Sharon Gardner, 22, of Toronto, has been charged with keeping a common bawdy house, breach of probation and breach of recognizance.