One of the massage parlors is located near several schools. The manager of those strip mall corporations is Dr. Since , the Los Angeles Police Department has conducted multiple "vice investigations" of the businesses, resulting in 14 "prostitution- related" arrests, according to the complaint.
The Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking is partnering with the City Attorney's Office, and Feuer said the organization has contacted workers at Blue Moon to get them help, but so far none of them have accepted it. The city attorney described encounters customers have allegedly had at Blue Moon locations, include finding women with little clothing on and seeing them presented in a lineup for selections.
Martinez said schools are about 50 feet from one of the Blue Moon locations, "all behind the shadows of a brothel operating with immunity, and that is completely unacceptable.
Feuer said since he was elected in , his office has sought nearly injunctions against properties and successfully closed some of them, which were typically involved in narcotic trafficking. Nearby Places. Back to the Studio City Patch. Read more local news from Studio City.
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