'Changing Signs to Cover Prostitution'... Massage Business Owner and Landlord Caught

Police Take 'Seizure Preservation' Measures at Crime Scene

Inside a prostitution establishment [Ilsan Dongbu Police Station]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Despite multiple crackdowns, a group involved in prostitution and the building landlord who rented out the premises have been caught by the police while evading the crackdown network.

On the 14th, according to the Ilsan Dongbu Police Station, six people including massage business owner Mr. A were booked without detention on charges of violating the Act on the Punishment of Arrangement of Commercial Sex Acts.

The police also seized the commercial unit of building owner Mr. B, who knowingly rented the premises to Mr. A and others for operating a prostitution business and collected 700 million won in rent.

'Seizure preservation' is a measure that prohibits the disposal of profits obtained from criminal activities until a court ruling is made.

Mr. A and others are suspected of operating a prostitution business under the signboard of a massage parlor in a building in Goyang City from 2011 until recently.

Police investigation revealed that Mr. A and others had been cracked down on six times for prostitution at the same location, and they committed the crimes by changing the business owner’s name and trade name over time.

The Ilsan Dongbu Police Station stated, "Before prosecution, we will make every effort to eradicate prostitution by seizing illegally earned profits and land or buildings used for illegal activities."

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