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Korean woman indicted in alleged sex slave ring
August 4, 2004
Portland — A Korean woman who allegedly managed a Lisbon Falls massage parlor
has been indicted on federal prostitution charges in connection with an
apparent East Coast sexual slave ring.
Three other Korean women who allegedly worked for Doo Ri Kim at the Asia
Acupressure Therapy Center were not charged but face deportation.
Kim, 39, was indicted Tuesday on charges of interstate travel to facilitate
prostitution and to distribute the proceeds of prostitution. She was being held
without bail in the Cumberland County Jail.
The possibility of Asian prostitutes working in Maine surfaced last month after
similar operations were shut down in Essex Junction and Burlington, Vt. Court
documents in those cases revealed that investigations also were being conducted
in Maine, New Jersey and New York City.
In January, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement began investigating
possible prostitution activities by illegal aliens in Lisbon Falls.
Kim was arrested June 8 when federal agents and Lisbon Falls police raided the
building that housed the Asia Acupressure Therapy Center.
Two other Korean women and two white males, all nude or partially dressed, were
discovered by law enforcement officials at the Lisbon Road location, according
to court documents.
A fourth Korean woman, who said she was responsible for cooking and doing
laundry, also was found.
The two women who allegedly worked as prostitutes told investigators they had
paid men to help them enter the United States illegally. All four women lived
in the Lisbon Falls building, according to court documents.
Investigators found $5,100 in cash and $1,000 in money orders along with
sex-related paraphernalia.
The two men police discovered at the massage parlor allegedly admitted to
engaging in acts of prostitution and were charged by local police with
soliciting prostitution, according to court documents.
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