FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) - The owner of several massage parlors in North Carolina was arrested and charged with promoting prostitution as part of an multi-agency human trafficking investigation.
Angel Ming Lin, 46, of Winston-Salem was charged with promotion of prostitution and keeping a place for prostitution as part of the investigation, Fayetteville police said.
Lin owned Sunshine Studios, located along the 2000 block of Hope Mills Road in Fayetteville, Red Rose Studios located along the 7000 block of Cliffdale Road in Fayetteville and Numi Day Spa located in Durham.
The offenses occurred between January 2017 and July 2018, police said.
Raleigh police took Lin into custody, and she was later transferred to the Cumberland County Detention Center where she is being held under a $1 million secured bond.
Agencies involved in the investigation include:
- The Fayetteville Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit
- The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Unit
- Durham County Sheriff’s Office
- U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command at Fort Bragg
- North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations
- FBI
- Homeland Security
- 5 Sparrows Anti-Human Trafficking Organization
- Restore NYC
- North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork
If you know someone that has fallen victim to human trafficking or needs help to escape this dangerous lifestyle, please call detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department.
In addition, family members or victims of human trafficking can contact 5 Sparrows; a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization whose mission is to assist in countering human trafficking within the United States.
Anyone with information regarding human trafficking is asked to contact detectives with the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-433-1856 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).
Crimestoppers information can also be submitted electronically by visiting http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org and completing the anonymous online tip sheet, or by downloading the FREE “P3 Tips” app available for Apple devices in the Apple App Store and available for Android devices in Google Play.
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