"The 12 businesses were shut down by police during an 18-month operation, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department. The parlors either had their permits revoked or were denied permits after the city changed its municipal code to tighten requirements. Some of the businesses were found to be advertising sexual services online or caught by investigators providing sex, authorities said. Others had contraception in the rooms, lied in the permit application process or were otherwise generally promoted as a place for illegal sexual activity. Police found that the alleged sexual activity occurred both after-hours and during regular business hours."
"In 2023, Morgan Hill saw an "unprecedented" increase in applications for massage business permits after similar businesses were closed across the Bay Area, officials said. The city partnered with reputable massages businesses, law enforcement, the California Massage Therapy Council and the Santa Clara County Illicit Massage Business Coalition to update the city's municipal codes to "balance the needs of legitimate businesses with the safety of our community.""
Morgan Hill police shut down twelve massage businesses following an 18-month operation that uncovered alleged sexual services and led to multiple arrests for pimping, pandering, supervising prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Investigators found online advertisements, on-site sexual activity both during and after business hours, contraception in rooms, and false information on permit applications. The city experienced an unprecedented surge in massage permit applications in 2023 after similar closures across the Bay Area. The city updated municipal codes in partnership with legitimate massage businesses, law enforcement, the California Massage Therapy Council and the Santa Clara County Illicit Massage Business Coalition. New rules require therapist certification, prohibit covered front windows and locked massage-room doors, and bar owners denied permits from reopening similar establishments.
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