21 Felony Indictment of popular Thai Massage Parlor update.
Grand Jury indicted on 21 felonies for both owner and his Thai girlfriend after arrest on only six direct complaint charges for each.
This is typical, after the Direct Complaint now supervening additional felony indictments including four felony 2 sex trafficking counts in addition to pandering, receiving earnings of a prostitute, house of prostitution, illegal control of enterprise, conspiracy, etc.
All workers were consenting adults. A search warrant netted more than $20,000 in cash and police found four Thai women. One was injured while attempting to flee (from police); the other three were questioned by police and admitted to being prostitutes for K. and D. (older Thai girlfriend of K.)
They eventually will probably be given a "Donald Advisement" of up to 50-100 years in prison if they do not take a plea.
Arraignment is 5/10. My guess is bond will be set somewhere between 100K to $1m, especially for the felony 2 sex trafficking indictments. He has a good private attorney (expensive I bet). A problem may be all assets may have been frozen. At arraignment will probably just plead not guilty and bond will be set.
Woman doesn't have an attorney of record yet and no judge has been assigned.
First Prelim is 6/28/2016.
From watching many cases there will probably be the usual blizzard of motions which are just procedural. Unless they take an early plea, nothing significant will probably happen for 6-12 months and if goes to trial that could take 1-3 years.
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