Morgan City police make arrest at massage parlor
Morgan City police have arrested the operator of a Brashear Avenue-area massage parlor suspected of offering sex to customers
Yu Feng, 47, Brashear Avenue, Morgan City, was arrested at 12:54 p.m. Thursday on charges of prostitution-solicitation, promoting prostitution and prostitution by massage.
Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department Detectives and Narcotic Divisions began an investigation of a local massage parlor in the area of Brashear Avenue after information of suspicious activity was received in February.
According to reports, investigators learned that the business was listed on multiple websites commonly used for escorts, massage parlors and prostitution activity, the Police Department said.
Investigators learned of a similar massage parlor connected to the one in Morgan City was being operated in Thibodaux. Investigators collaborated with investigators from the Thibodaux Police Department.
On Thursday, investigators from the Morgan City Police Department conducted an undercover operation. An undercover officer was sent into the business, where a massage was negotiated with the operator-masseuse of the business.
Yu Feng was later identified as the target of the investigation. Reports indicate during the course of the massage, Feng negotiated and offered additional services of a sexual nature for an added cost, the Police Department said.
Investigators with the Morgan City Police Department, with assistance from the St. Mary Sheriff's Office, entered the business. A search warrant turned up ledgers and documents corroborating the illegal activity, the Police Department said. U.S. currency connected to this activity was located and seized.
The investigation into the activity of the massage parlor is ongoing and additional arresst may follow, Police said. Feng was transported to the Morgan City Jail, where she was booked and now awaits court proceedings.
A similar operation was conducted by the Thibodaux Police Department regarding the massage parlor in their area that netted one arrest.