LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman faces charges after Metro police said she offered an undercover officer sex in exchange for money at a Chinatown massage business, according to documents.
Yaqiu Wu faces charges of engaging in prostitution and practicing massage without a license, documents said. Wu’s birth year indicates she was 62 or 63 at the time of her arrest.
On May 30, an undercover officer visited Lucky 777 Spa on Sahara Avenue near Decatur Boulevard and asked for a 30-minute massage. Wu then took $60 from the man and walked him to a room, documents said.
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“[Wu] returned to the room with a mobile tablet that showed live feed monitors throughout the business, to include the front entrance door,” police said. “These live feed monitors are frequently found in illicit massage establishments so the workers in these establishments can see when governing officials are approaching the business.”
Yaqui then started massaging the man’s inner thigh and asked him if he liked it, documents said.
“‘You like?’” the report said. “The [officer] smiled at [Wu]. [Wu] continued to massage the inner groin area of the [officer] and the [officer] stated to [Wu] that he wanted to [expletive] while thrusting his hips and arms back and forth.”
Wu then allegedly agreed to a $300 fee, police said. More officers then entered the business, taking Wu into custody. They added that she did not have a state license to practice massage therapy.
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Police also located living quarters in the business, which they said indicates it may be an illegal brothel.
The 8 News Now Investigators have covered cases involving illegal brothels where sex trafficking victims have told police they were smuggled into the United States from China through Mexico.
Licensed brothels are legal in smaller Nevada counties, but not Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas.
As part of the investigation, an undercover LVMPD VICE officer visited the business, and an employee “solicited [him] for an illegal sex act,” documents said.
A judge released Wu without ordering her to post bond since prosecutors had yet to file a charging document against her. She was due to return to court in August.
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Wu was previously cited on similar charges in 2023, police said.
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