Six arrested in suburban prostitution busts
A man seeking a massage got more than he paid for at a Mount Prospect spa a couple months ago, prompting an undercover police investigation and finally arrests related to prostitution.
On Thursday, Mount Prospect police arrested three women working at Spa One, located at 1182 S. Elmhurst Road, after an undercover officer was similarly offered sexual favors for additional cash, police officer Bill Roscop said.
Meilan Cao, 38, of the 3100 block of South Haynes Street in Chicago, and Tae Kyung Waterhouse, 50, of the 4300 block of Mountain View Drive in Haymarket, Va., were charged with violating the Massage Licensing Act for giving a massage without holding the required Illinois license. Cao was also charged with one count of prostitution, a misdemeanor.
Jung Nam Ahn, 60, of the 300 block of Homewood Drive in Bolingbrook, was charged with keeping a place of prostitution and allowing a person to conduct a massage business without a license.
This wasn't the establishment's first run in with police.
In June 2007, police arrested Hee S. Choi-Sung, who lived at the same home as Ahn, and charged her with prostitution and keeping a place of prostitution.
Roscop said the police department and village will work to revoke Spa One's business license. He said there have been allegations of prostitution in the past that police weren't able to substantiate.
Bond was set at $1,000 for the three women, who will next appear in court Oct. 20 in Rolling Meadows.
In nearby Elk Grove Village, police last week busted what they said was an Internet-based prostitution operation working out of several apartments in the Ridge Square and Perrie Grove apartment complexes. Police responded to complaints that the women were soliciting over the Internet, Elk Grove Police Deputy Chief Michael Kirkpatrick said.
David Prill, 33, and Annaka Morgan, 19, both of the 900 block of Ridge Square, were charged with keeping a place of prostitution and prostitution, respectively. Emma Plascencia, 32, of the 800 block of North Maplewood in Chicago, was also charged with prostitution.
They were given an Oct. 1 court date in Rolling Meadows.