Korean arrested for prostitution

By Ryan P. Borinaga
September 15, 2004

Police arrested a Korean for operating a massage parlor in Salinas Drive in barangay Lahug that allegedly served as a front for prostitution.

Bong Sil Chang, also known as Peter, refused to issue a statement regarding his alleged violation of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act.

Arrested with Chang were eight workers of the Apple Health Club and a pimp. The Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Branch could not find his travel documents.

Residents have been complaining about Chang’s club for months now.

Vice Control Section Chief George Yllanan said the operation was a product of a month long surveillance which was eventually concluded through the use of a police decoy that posed as a customer.

The decoy went inside the establishment at about 11p.m. last Monday bringing with him P2, 000 cash as payment for sexual services later on.

While inside a room, a certain Gloria Cruz allegedly presented to him eight women where he chose the one named Sunshine Gonzales.

The rest left the decoy and Gonzales in the room.

While the girl was doing her thing, the decoy made a “missed call” to Yllanan who at that time was already somewhere in the area along with other operatives from CIIB and VCS.

Upon receiving the missed call, Yllanan and the rest of the policemen went to the room where the seven women and the pimp were while another policeman went inside the room occupied by the decoy and the girl.

At the ground floor of the establishment, Cruz then called up the manager and later on Chang surfaced and reportedly demanded for a search warrant as basis of the operation.

But the operatives said there was no need for such because the decoy and the girl were caught having sex.

Arrested were Menette Mendoza, Shella Cunanan, Tanya Sanchez, Caren Flores, Carna Mendez, Michelle Venos and Marian Lao, all of legal age. All will be charged with vagrancy and prostitution.

Chang and Cruz will be sued.

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