Prostitution charges in massage parlor raid
Four Queens women were arrested -- three on prostitution charges -- after a search warrant was executed at a Ronkonkoma massage parlor, police said Saturday.
Three of the women were charged with prostitution. Two of those, Li Yang, 39, of 43-40 Union St., Flushing, and Fenghuan Sun, 47, of 41st Avenue, Flushing, were also charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, according to Suffolk County police.
A fourth woman, identified as Renle Chen, 38, of 142-10 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing, was charged with second-degree criminal nuisance, police said.
Police said the raid occurred Thursday afternoon at Relaxation Day Spa in Ronkonkoma. Fourth Squad officers and detectives seized cash, massage tables and other "prostitution-related items," police said.
All four women were held overnight and arraigned Friday in First District Court in Central Islip, police said.
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