The NYPD launched an investigation into the Wan Mei Li Spa after a community complaint alleged involvement in prostitution, resulting in documented incidents of illegal activities.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that responding to online prostitution ads does not constitute human trafficking, affirming a lower court's dismissal of trafficking charges.
Prostitution in the area first began raising, well, eyebrows among neighbors during the pandemic when there was an explosion of sex workers and their Johns.