GETTING
GETTING KICKED OUT OF ONE CITY IN THE METRO AREA.
THEY ARE MOVING ACROSS THE CITY
LINES.
LINES.
LINES. ARE THEY IN THE BUSINESS OF BAD
BEHAVIOR?
BEHAVIOR?
BEHAVIOR? JEREMY GOES UNDERCOVER TO FIND
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. >>
OUT. >> I'M GOING TO THE MASSAGE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> Reporter: THIS IS A SECRET
EVERYONE KNOWS.
EVERYONE KNOWS. IT IS MASSAGE OUT FRONT, AND
SEXUAL SERVICES FOR CASH INSIDE.
>> HELLO, I CALLED FOR THE 2:00
APPOINTMENT.>> Reporter: 18
ILLICIT MASSAGE PARLORS WERE
SHUT DOWN IN AURORA, SUGGESTS
TO HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN
SEX TRAFFICKING.
SEX TRAFFICKING. >> I HAVE SEEN THE ONE WE
CLOSED AND REOPENED IN ANOTHER
JURISDICTION.
JURISDICTION. >> Reporter: WE CHECKED ON THE
19 BUSINESSES.
19 BUSINESSES. WE FOUND SEVEN HAVE REOPENED IN
OTHER CITIES.
OTHER CITIES. WE VISITED ALL SEVEN.
>> WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE
MASSAGE?
MASSAGE?
MASSAGE? >> ONLY A BACK MASSAGE.
>> Reporter: FOUR OF THEM
OFFERED A STANDARD MASSAGE.
>> WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH THE
MASSAGE?>> Reporter: THREE
PLACES OFFERED SOMETHING EXTRA.
>> DOES BY MASSAGE INCLUDE
ANYTHING ELSE?>> Reporter:
OFFERED WITH A HAND GESTURE
THAT WE CANNOT SHOW ON TV.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL
BESIDES THE REGULAR MASSAGE?
I AM HAPPY AT THE VERY END?
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. >>
OKAY. >> Reporter: A SERVICE THAT IS
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL. >> CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT ELSE IS
INCLUDED?
INCLUDED?
INCLUDED? YOU DON'T KNOW?
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. THAT COMES AT THE END?
>> Reporter: ELITE SPA, AND
APPLE MASSAGE, THESE ARE JUST
THREE OF NEARLY 500 COLORADO
BUSINESSES PROFILED IN A
POPULAR WEBSITE. IT IS LIKE A
YELP, JUST FOR ILLICIT MASSAGE
PARLORS.
PARLORS.
PARLORS. CUSTOMERS LEAVE DETAILED
REVIEWS ABOUT THE GIRLS, THEIR
BODY TYPES, HOW TO TIP, AND
WHAT SEXUAL SERVICES ARE
OFFERED.>> Reporter: THIS IS
WHERE YOU GO FOR A MASSAGE WITH
A HAPPY ENDING, OR A MASSAGE
WITH BENEFITS.
WITH BENEFITS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
LAUGHED OFF.
LAUGHED OFF. YOU LOOK AT THESE PLACES AS
BECOMING CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE.
IT'S LIKE, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE DO NOT REALIZE THE
UNDERCURRENT OF THE LIVES OF
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE.
THEY CAN BE VICTIMS.
>> Reporter: JULIE'S GROUP IS
TRY TO HELP WOMEN WHO WORK IN
THESE PLACES.
THESE PLACES. >> THE MISCONCEPTION IS, THIS
IS A LIFE THEY HAVE CHOSEN.
THEY ENJOY DOING THIS.
THEY ENJOY HAVING SEX WITH
MULTIPLE MEN.
MULTIPLE MEN. THIS IS THEIR THING.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
>> Reporter: AND THEN, THE WITH
WOMEN GET RE-VICTIMIZED BY THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM.
JUSTICE SYSTEM. >> THE PEOPLE EXPECT THIS
BEHAVIOR TO GO ON.
AS A PROSECUTOR, THIS DOES NOT
SIT WELL WITH ME.
IF THIS CLOSES IN ONE CITY, OR
GETS CAUGHT UP HERE, THEY JUST
GO ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD, AND
THEY ARE IN DENVER.
>> Reporter: APPELLATION WAS THE
.
.
. >>
. >> THIS
. >> THIS IS WHAT THESE MASSAGE
BROTHERS DID.
BROTHERS DID. >> Reporter: HELLO, I AM
LOOKING FOR THE OWNER.
>> Reporter: WE WANTED TO KNOW
HOW EASY IT IS FOR THESE
BUSINESSES TO REOPEN.
>> I AM NOT ASKING FOR MASSAGE.
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
YOU DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> Reporter: IF THEY HAVE THE
SAME PRACTICES THAT GOT THEM
KICKED OUT OF AURORA, WE WANT
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW.
TO KNOW. >> HELLO, I AM A REPORTER WITH
9NEWS.
9NEWS.
9NEWS. >>
9NEWS. >> Reporter: WE BROUGHT ALONG
AN INTERPRETER.
AN INTERPRETER. >> I'M NOT INTERESTED.
DON'T DO THIS.
DO NOT COME IN HERE.
>> Reporter: I WANT YOUR SIDE
OF THE STORY.
I WANT TO BE FAIR.>> Reporter:
THEY OFFERED ASEXUAL SERVICE
WHILE WE WERE UNDERCOVER.
>> THE MASSAGE SERVICES HERE,
DO YOU OFFER SEXUAL SERVICES
WITH MASSAGES?
WITH MASSAGES? >> Reporter: WHEN THE CAMERAS
ON, THEY CLAIM IGNORANCE.
IS THERE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
HAPPENING HERE?
HAPPENING HERE? THEY BLAME UNHAPPY, VENGEFUL
CUSTOMERS FOR THE ONLINE
REVIEWS.
REVIEWS.
REVIEWS. AT APPLE MASSAGE, WE COULD NOT
FIND THE OWNER.
A WORKER SAID NOTHING ILLEGAL
HAPPENS HERE.
HAPPENS HERE. ARE THERE SEXUAL SERVICES
OFFERED HERE?
OFFERED HERE? NO?
NO?
NO? THERE
NO? THERE ARE NO SEXUAL SERVICES
OFFERED HERE?
OFFERED HERE? WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE HERE?
WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE IS LOOKING
AT THIS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A BROADER
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. WE
ISSUE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE PROSECUTING THE CORRECT
INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUALS. IF WE DON'T HAVE A STATEWIDE
REGULATION, ALL WE ARE DOING IS
PASSING THE BUCK FROM ONE
LOCALITY TO ANOTHER.
THIS IS A STATEWIDE PROBLEM.
ULTIMATELY, IT NEEDS A
STATEWIDE SOLUTION.
STATEWIDE SOLUTION. >>> WOULD THE MODEL IN AURORA
WORK ON A STATEWIDE LEVEL?
IN A STATE THAT VALUES LOCAL
CONTROL, MAYBE THIS TIME TO
CONFRONT THE FACT THAT THIS
PROBLEM IS OUT OF CONTROL,
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY.
LOCALLY. >>> IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE
STATES ARE LOOKING AT, AND
THINKING ABOUT ACTING WITHIN
ITS POWERS?
ITS POWERS? >> THEY CANNOT DO MUCH RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WE
NOW. WE FOUND PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN
BANNED IN AURORA, HAVE A STATE
LICENSE.
LICENSE.
LICENSE. IT APPEARS, BASED ON THE THIRD
PART OF THE SERIES, WHAT YOU
CAN SEE ONLINE RIGHT NOW, THE
STATE HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING
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