Authorities shut down six more Tri-Cities massage parlors following a series of searches Wednesday. Women in four of the businesses were being trafficked, and two more were violating license requirements, Kennewick police said in a release. Police had been receiving complaints about the businesses since the beginning of the year, said Commander Christian Walters. Working with the Department of Health, officers and state inspectors visited the businesses on Wednesday.
The businesses are mostly located along Clearwater Avenue, with another one on Kennewick Avenue and another on Union Place. Officers had help from Mirror Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit which helps sex trafficking survivors find help. In all, they found nine women working at the businesses, and four of them received help through Mirror Ministries, said Executive Director Tricia MacFarlan.
In many of the cases, the women appeared to be living at the storefronts and had nowhere to go when the businesses were shut down, she said. MacFarlan was not surprised by the raids and said the operations tarnish legitimate massage businesses. To find legitimate massage therapy centers, go to the Department of Health license search, bit. This is the third search in recent months to turn up a suspected human trafficking operation in Tri-Cities. They were investigating reports of possible prostitution.
In March, the owner of another Tri-Cities massage parlor was implicated in a similar raid in Washington state. A Tacoma man suspected of sex trafficking was listed as the owner of as many as 13 massage parlors across the state, including four in Kennewick. The president lashed out at the pop star on his social media website. She was seen alongside rapper Ice Spice and stylist Ashley Avignone.
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