TOLEDO, Ohio — Four people were arrested for allegedly promoting prostitution Tuesday following a criminal investigation in which five massage parlors were searched by SWAT teams in relation to human trafficking, Toledo police confirmed.
According to court documents, Xioayan Guo was managing Summer Massage Spa on Laskey Road, operating it "with the purpose of providing sexual acts for money." A document stated several of the suspects solicited to multiple undercover Toledo police detectives during the course of the investigation. Guo is facing a charge of Promoting Prostitution, a fourth-degree felony.
The owner of a nearby business told WTOL 11 he saw 20 to 30 police and SWAT officers at the building for at least an hour around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Also charged was Jujuan Tao, who police claimed was operating a massage parlor as a brothel in Toledo. Tao is facing a charge of Promoting Prostitution in addition to a charge of Soliciting, a third-degree misdemeanor. In a court document, authorities claimed Tao offered to perform a sex act for an undercover detective in exchange for $60.
Authorities also executed a warrant in the 3400 block of Secor Road, where Young Mi Stone allegedly admitted to an undercover officer she was being paid by the facility. According to police, another female in the facility was performing sex acts in exchange for money while the officer was there. Stone was charged with Promoting Prostitution.
Kwi Sun Hood was also charged with Promoting Prostitution. Police claimed Hood admitted to officers she had managed a brothel in the 100 block of S. Byrne Road.
All four suspects' bonds were set at $10,000. Their preliminary hearings are scheduled for October.
Editor's note: The above story has been edited to correct the date of the warrants served.
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