Algonquin massage parlor worker indicted
Prostitution charges



February 14, 2010

By MIKE DANAHEY mdanahey@stmedianetwork.com

An 44-year-old woman was indicted on prostitution charges stemming from a Jan. 21 raid on an Algonquin massage parlor.

According to police, a McHenry County grand jury returned a true bill stating there is sufficient cause to bring Jinfu F. Jin to trial on misdemeanor and felony prostitution charges. The felony charge was made because where Jin worked stands less than 1,000 feet from a school.

Jin remained in custody Friday on a $15,000 bond.

According to police, Jin has an United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement hold on her, as authorities investigate her immigration and visa status.

While Jin provided a Chinese passport as identification upon her arrest, police said there is a question as to whether Jin is from China or from Korea.

On the night of Jan. 21, police arrested Jin and another woman, who eventually was released, after executing a search warrant at Massage Co., 4093 W. Algonquin Road. Jin has given authorities the business address as her home address.

The parlor was being investigated by the Algonquin Police Department, the North Central Narcotics Task Force and the Illinois State Police after complaints from local residents.

Patrons of nearby businesses and business owners said that the parlor had been open about a year and was one of the first places to open in the strip mall, which stands in front of the Manchester Lakes subdivision. In addition to their suspicions about activity at the parlor, locals said they told police it appeared that some of the workers were living at the business.

Police said that while executing the warrant, they saw that the operation had a video surveillance system, a well-kept bedroom and a kitchen with cooking equipment, food cooking and a well-stocked refrigerator, along with tidy massage rooms, a small sauna and a shower room.

The warrant search came about after an undercover officer entered the establishment earlier that evening. During the course of receiving a massage, police said, Jin offered to perform a sexual act.

Contacted Friday, some locals said that it appeared that Massage Co. had not been open since the incident. Algonquin village officials have said they have not taken any formal steps yet to shut down the business.

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