Somebody on a FB group found the story about the sting operation:
http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/spd-sex-sting-nets-more-than-200-arrests/401398855
They opened it on July 5th to target johns & averaged 20 arrests per day. From the article:
If convicted, each suspect could face a minimum fine of $2,733.50, according to the Vice Det. Sgt.
Umporowicz said the massage parlor is expected to close its doors for good on Thursday.
Thank you. So Jonathan was caught on tape and wasn't lucky as the ones that said no and left. Hmmmmmmm. So he was there at this new business for a reason. Lol. I wonder who told him about this new place. Hmmmmm. Someone set him up. Lol.
Here y'all go.
More than 200 Pacific Northwest medical doctors, PhDs, CEOs, construction workers, students, tech workers, a long-time news industry employee and more have been arrested over the past week in a prostitution sting set-up by the Seattle Police Department.
For the first time ever, Vice Detectives opened their own brothel to make the busts, leading to what Vice Unit Det. Sgt Tom Umporowicz called the most successful prostitution sting effort in SPD history.
A KIRO 7 hidden camera was rolling on Wednesday as one by one, dozens of men were arrested, placed into handcuffs and taken to a nearby apartment for processing; all in plain view of multiple University District construction projects in the 4700 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast.
Were running our own illicit massage parlor, Umporowicz told KIRO 7.
He said the SPD is working to curb the sex industry by targeting demand.
Early last week, Umporowicz posted an online ad announcing the Grand Opening of the Euro Spa where our pleasure is to pleasure you with our young, European girls.
On the first day of business, July 5th, Umporowicz said customers were lined-up outside, waiting to enter the massage parlor.
Since then, an average of 20 men per day have been arrested.
"The first day, I think we had 28 total arrests, Umporowicz said. Weve also had about a dozen or so people watching us march people out in handcuffs with our badges out. They watch the squad cars come up, and they go inside anyway and commit the crime.
Umporowicz said some customers have left the phony business without offering to pay for sex. Others were arrested only after they offered money in exchange for sexual favors. According to Umporowicz, more than $20,000 in cash has been seized from customers in the past week.
It will be up to the Seattle City Attorney's office to decide whether criminal charges will be filed in each case. Each suspect was booked into the King County Adult Detention Center in downtown Seattle on suspicion of sexual exploitation, then released without having to post bail.
If convicted, each suspect could face a minimum fine of $2,733.50, according to the Vice Det. Sgt.
Umporowicz said the massage parlor is expected to close its doors for good on Thursday.