Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – A 58-year old woman is in jail without bond on 18 felony charges related to sex trafficking and prostitution after a months long investigation into massage -parlors in Albuquerque…
Yufang Bao is in custody after being connected with six different massage parlors in Albuquerque. A months long investigation into sex trafficking at six massage parlors has led to three family members facing several felony charges. The states Organized Crime Commission had been investigating several Albuquerque massage parlors after receiving an anonymous tip. According to investigators, the women, mostly from China, were recruited to Albuquerque with the promise of real jobs and then forced to live full-time at massage parlors and perform sex acts on men or they wouldn’t be paid.
Bao’s husband, identified as John Tunney, and her son, Guanxiang Wang, are also facing similar charges but are not currently in custody, according to the Bernalillo County’s D.A.’s Office.
One woman told investigators, according to court documents, that she was lured to Albuquerque on the promise she would be given a job as a cleaner. She then later found out that her duties would include performing sex acts.
Investigators also reported a conversation with another woman who stated she was recruited to be a masseuse and was “beaten, restrained, and struck” if she refused to perform certain acts on men.
