Four women have been charged in connection with a prostitution ring run from a massage parlor in Plainsboro, police said.
Four women were charged with being part of a prostitution ring operating out of a massage parlor in Plainsboro. PLAINSBORO -- Four women have been charged in connection with a prostitution ring that has allegedly been operating out of a massage parlor in the township, authorities announced Monday afternoon.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Plainsboro Police Chief Guy Armour announced the four were arrested March 18 during an investigation into prostitution as part of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking.
Carey said the investigation of J&J Natural Care LLC led to the arrest of Jing Sun, 46, of Plainsboro, who was charged with promoting prostitution as the operator of the business. Her bail was set at $10,000.
Her three co-defendants, Guoping Liu, 50, and Song Hong, 39, both of Flushing, N.Y. and Jianqin Xui, 49, of Plainsboro, each were charged with a disorderly persons offense of engaging in prostitution. Each of them was released on her own recognizance, he said.
The prosecutor said during the investigation police seized $5,400 in cash and bank accounts.
He said the investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Plainsboro police Detective K. Scott Beatty at (609) 799-2333 or county Detective Ryan Tighe (732) 745-3300.
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