massage parlor
noun
: an establishment that provides massage treatments
also
: one offering sexual services in addition to or in lieu of massage
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Several individuals are accused of operating illicit massage parlors in Detroit, St. Clair Shores and Sterling Heights and are now facing multiple felony charges.
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
In October 2022, the unit had been assigned to look into allegations of prostitution at nine of Lewisville's massage parlors and another in Flower Mound.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Nov. 2024
On Rue Sainte-Catherine, prostitutes lined up outside the entrances to the strip clubs, massage parlors, and video booths.
—Daniel Saldaña París, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Officers responded to a massage parlor in West Haven on Aug. 18 on a reported armed robbery, according to the West Haven Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
In October 2022, the unit had been assigned to look into allegations of prostitution at nine of Lewisville's massage parlors and another in Flower Mound.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Nov. 2024
On Rue Sainte-Catherine, prostitutes lined up outside the entrances to the strip clubs, massage parlors, and video booths.
—Daniel Saldaña París, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Officers responded to a massage parlor in West Haven on Aug. 18 on a reported armed robbery, according to the West Haven Police Department.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Massage parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massage%20parlor. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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