Woman arrested for prostitution in Springville massage studio bust - ABC4 Utah

[Aubree B. Jennings]

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — One person was arrested in a police search of a Springville massage parlor Friday after a client mixed up the illegal practice with a nearby massage studio.

Police executed a search warrant on a massage parlor located at 1190 North Spring Creek Place Suite #A2, arresting one woman for prostitution, according to the Springville Police Department.

Authorities say they conducted the search after hearing of illegal, “non-traditional massage services” being offered at the place of business and surveilling it for some time. While one woman has been arrested, police say the person who led the illegal practices is still unknown.

“This is obviously a lot bigger than our arrestee so it is a continued investigation into who dunnit,” police wrote in a casual social media post.

Nicole Cutchins, the owner of a licensed massage studio in the same building, told ABC4 she became suspicious of a nearby business after receiving a text from someone who had mixed up the studios. Cutchins said the other business was marked with a red banner and had “zero information about their massage business anywhere.”

She said the man who mistakenly reached out to her studio refused to provide personal information and gave her fake names, tipping her off to possible illegal activity. She then turned the text conversation over to the police.

“In the year I have had my business in that building, I only saw the lady that I think ran that place twice. They were very careful to operate under the radar,” she said.

Police suggested anyone who has frequented the massage parlor contact them “before we reach out to you.” The investigation into the business is ongoing.

This is not the first massage parlor that’s been searched along the Wasatch Front in recent months.

Earlier this year, Roy police raided four massage parlors as part of a human trafficking investigation. In February, Lehi police arrested two people for allegedly running a massage business as a “front for a commercial sex operation.” And last year, a man was arrested after police said he ran a prostitution ring in a West Valley massage parlor.

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