Mick Spilker, an investigator with the Utah Attorney General's Office, said a subscription website identifies parlors where 'Johns' can post reviews on sexual encountersβ-and the site lists parlors in the state. Holy crap," said Rep. This is right under your nose. Spilker said of the parlors are "active," including more than 40 in Salt Lake City alone.
They're referred to as contract workers, or they're just using space in the parlors to do their business. We had five cases earlier this summer in my county that I was aware of, and in the last week-and-a-half, we got three more.
Now, state regulators are proposing to create a "massage establishment registry" to crack down on the illicit enterprises. In addition, DOPL proposes revoking business registrations and issuing "harsh fines" for criminal behavior. It said 20 states already have similar licensing guidelines. Right now, even investigators' raids on businesses are not putting some parlors out of business.
Other statistics estimate fewer illicit massage businesses in the state, with " storefronts identified," according to a DOPL report to lawmakers. It cited data from a group called The Network, which dives into research into human trafficking. Jennifer Brunt, a nurse and licensed massage therapist, said it's very important for the industry to be perceived as clean. For 22 years Brunt had a healing massage practice, and she's written curricula to teach it in Utah. I would have to end the massage.
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