Crime & Safety

Women Busted for Prostiution at Jerusalem Avenue Spa

Police say two Queens women were performing massages without a license on 185 Jerusalem Ave. in Massapequa and offered to perform sex acts to undercover officers.

Two Queens women were busted Wednesday for prostitution after illegally practicing massage therapy at a Jerusalem Avenue spa, police said.

Mei Ying Ding, 49, and Jia Hiu He, 20, both of Flushing, were working at Healthy Spa at 185 Jerusalem Ave. in Massapequa and performing massage on undercover officers without a license, police said. The two women also allegedly offered to perform a sex act, for additional money at the spa, which is located close to the Massapeua-Seaford border.

The women were arrested at 4 p.m. Wednesday and charged with prostitution and unauthorized practice. They are scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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