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Posted on Sat, Dec. 09, 2006

Clayton County authorities close 13 massage parlors
Associated Press

JONESBORO, Ga. - Clayton County authorities Friday shut down 13 massage parlors believed to be fronts for prostitution.

Officers arrested about 20 owners and managers during the raid. About 35 female employees - nearly all Korean immigrants - were taken into custody and will be deported back to their home countries, authorities said.

Some of the women may have been forced to work against their will, authorities said.

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said the businesses were closed and their assets seized to prevent them from reopening.

"Today, we've done major surgery to cut this cancer out," Hill said. "These places attract drugs, gambling and other illegal acts that lead to violence."

Ten of the spas were in Jonesboro, two in Riverdale and one in Lake City. They had names like Sun Spa, Tokyo Spa and New Oriental Spa.