6 arrested in Poway undercover prostitution operation

POWAY (CNS) - An undercover prostitution operation at three Poway massage parlors has netted six arrests, a San Diego County sheriff’s sergeant said Saturday.

“Over the course of the last several weeks, Poway deputies began receiving reports of a high volume of males visiting the three locations at various hours of the day and evening,” San Diego County Sheriff Sgt. Jeff Duckworth said.

Female masseuses also complained about prostitution activity at the massage parlors, Duckworth said.

The massage parlors were: Silky Massage, 13328 Poway Road, Hai Tee Acupuncture-Massage, 12623 Poway Road and the Healing Touch, 12845 Poway Road.

“During the operation, five male individuals visiting the locations were contacted. All five males were interviewed and released,” he said. Six women working at the three locations were arrested and transported to the sheriff’s Poway station for processing and interviews, Duckworth said.

Huiyan Fan, 39, from Monterey Park, and Tian Tian Jobe, 32, from San Gabriel, were arrested at the Silky Massage and cited for Unlawful Touching and other municipal code violations, he said.

Yun Xian Chen, 56, from Monterey Park, and Qing Hui Zhang, 39, from San Diego, were arrested at Hai Tee Acupuncture-Massage and cited for Unlawful Touching, Duckworth said. Zhuang was also cited for municipal code violations.

Hang Yin Chui Russell, 50, and Yishuang Cheng, 47, both from Oceanside, were arrested at the Healing Touch. Russell was cited for municipal code violations and Cheng was cited for prostitution solicitation, he said.

All six were later released on their written promise to appear in court, Duckworth said.