Alleged prostitute faces deportation
Alleged prostitute faces deportation
By JIM TUTTLE
Staff writer
CHAMBERSBURG - Tuesday, Nov. 22 - Charges were dropped Tuesday against a woman accused of practicing prostitution at a Guilford Township massage parlor so she can be deported.
Mi Kyung Lee, 38, was arrested Oct. 26 at Friendly Evergreen Spa, 1404 Lincoln Way East. She was charged with prostitution and conspiracy to commit prostitution, both third-degree misdemeanor offenses, and placed in Franklin County Jail.
The charges were dropped Tuesday when Lee appeared for her preliminary hearing in Franklin County Central Court.
Franklin County District Attorney Matt Fogal wrote in an e-mail that "they were dropped so she could be transported immediately to York and (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) could initiate deportation proceedings."
Lee was allegedly seen pulling up her underwear when undercover police arrived at the spa shortly after noon. Investigators spoke to a man who said he had paid $100 to have intercourse with Lee, according to a police affidavit.
When they searched the spa, police found about $17,600 in cash, some of which was hidden in the wall. The search also yielded "hundreds of condoms" and a number of items which "showed that the business was a front for the crime of prostitution."
Lee was accused of helping Sun Ok Bellina run the prostitution operation by collecting money at the door and directing customers.
Bellina, 54, is charged with managing and supervising a prostitution business, a third-degree felony. She is also charged with engaging in prostitution, a third-degree misdemeanor. She is free on bail pending her preliminary hearing 1 p.m. Jan. 24.
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