The Southfield Police Department along with the FBI, cracked down on a local massage parlor, arresting 61-year-old Rhonda Hahn, on suspicions of operating a human trafficking and prostitution ring. Hahn is accused of providing sexual services at her establishment, Pressure Point Massage Therapy, for the past decade, as reported by CBS News Detroit. The police operation is part of a larger initiative that previously exposed illegal activities at several businesses in the region.
During the February raid at the massage parlor, located at 17670 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield, investigators interrupted a private session between Hahn, and a client, whom she was allegedly performing sexual acts on. According to FOX 2 Detroit, the male client claimed that Hahn began the encounter with a back massage before proceeding to touch his genitals. The client professed ignorance about the illicit nature of the business, a claim that Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren found dubious, stating, "There's no way I believe that she just started, just doing these things, and he just said, 'Oh, I don't know what's going on,'" as per a report by CBS News Detroit.
Hahn, who opened her business around 25 years ago, admitted during an interview with the authorities to have turned towards offering sexual acts approximately 10 years prior, as stated in a Click on Detroit piece. Despite her state license, her license in Southfield had expired. After the raid, Hahn faced multiple charges, including prostitution, human trafficking enterprise, and keeping a house of prostitution, and she later bonded out of jail on a combined bond of $2,000.
A receptionist at the massage parlor, managing social media adverts suggesting sexual services, denied providing such services herself. Although she has not yet been arrested, the investigation revealed the contradiction between her statement and her online activities, as noted by CBS News Detroit. Upon raiding Hahn's home, authorities found massage-related paraphernalia that indicated services might also have been provided outside the business location.
As the probe continues, the authorities aim to delve deeper into the financial transactions of Hahn's operations. Meanwhile, Hahn is scheduled to appear in court again on March 31. As for the public, Police Chief Barren pointed out certain signs that could indicate a business is engaging in illicit acts, such as controlled client entrances and obscured windows, advising vigilance to help combat such illegal activities.
