Human trafficking task force charges 7 employees of Chesterfield massage businesses after undercover police operations

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Seven employees of five massage businesses in Chesterfield County have been arrested and charged following undercover operations by police.

The operations were conducted by the Virginia Capital Region Human Trafficking Task Force and the Chesterfield County Police Department on June 20 at businesses in various areas of the county.

Police said the following businesses were included in the operation:

• Sunshine Health Massage, located at 255 Wadsworth Drive
• LuckyStar Recreation Center, located at 9912 Chester Road
• XL Massage, located at 13549 Midlothian Turnpike
• Coca Spa, located at 911 N. Courthouse Road
• Aura Massage, located at 13546 Waterford Place

The task force and Chesterfield police arrested the following seven people on 22 charges:

• Meizhu Chen, 44, of Flushing, NY, was arrested and charged with prostitution and maintaining a bawdy place, as well as violating the Chesterfield County code for not having a massage license or massage therapy. Chen worked at Sunshine Health Massage.
• Saihua Huang, 38, of Brooklyn, NY, was arrested and charged with prostitution and maintaining a debauched place, as well as Chesterfield County code violations for not having a massage license or massage permit. massage therapy. Huang worked at Lucky Star Leisure Center.
• Xiuwen Zhang, 56, of the Midlothian neighborhood of Chesterfield, was arrested and charged with prostitution and maintaining a lewd place. Zhang worked at XL Massage.
• Jing Jiang, 55, of N. Chesterfield, was arrested and charged with prostitution and keeping a place of debauchery, as well as violations of the Chesterfield County Code for not having a massage license or a massage therapist permit. Jiang worked at Coco Spa.
• Guoqiang Li, 56, of N. Chesterfield, was arrested and charged with operating a debauched place, as well as violating Chesterfield County code for not having a massage license or massage therapist permit . Li worked at Coco Spa.
• Yun Su, 54, of N. Chesterfield, was charged with Chesterfield County code violations for not having a massage license or massage therapist permit. Su was an employee at Coco Spa.
• Kun Liu, 54, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with maintaining a place of debauchery and violating Chesterfield County code for not having a massage license or a massage therapist permit. Liu worked at Aura Massage.

The Virginia State Police has a hotline to combat human trafficking. Witnesses or victims of human trafficking are encouraged to text 847411 on their phone, then type “VSP” followed by the information.