Mei Xing’s sex trafficking trial laid bare many secrets of the San Gabriel Valley’s massage parlors. Sex trafficking, a modern form of slavery, is often conflated with commercial sex work, but is not the same thing. Massage parlors can be shut down for offering sex, so Xing would remind employees: “We’re a massage parlor. Condoms at Mei Xing’s massage parlors were hidden in lotion bottles with false bottoms. “These are Sico condoms,” he told jurors, showing them what was seized from the nightstands.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 03, 2023 00:02 UTC