Refuge Gives Support to Sex Trade Survivors in Washington

I run a legal brothel—here's what it's taught me about people's fantasies

After nine years at the brothel, Catherine DeNoire has "seen it all" when it comes to people's most secret desires.

Refuge gives support to sex trade survivors in Washington

Destiny's journey from sex trade victim to advocate highlights the struggle and hope. Engedi Refuge received a $5,000 donation from Pedal the Pacific.

Eastern WA sex trafficking sting shuts down 2 massage parlors 50 miles apart

Kennewick and Othello police and federal agents shut down two massage parlors, found three women believed to have been sex trafficked and arrested the business owner in a sting this week. The two agencies teamed up Thursday to serve search warrants on suspected illicit massage parlors allegedly owned by Liping Su, Othello police announced in a Facebook post. Su, 64, was booked into the Adams ...

Police bust Kennewick and Othello spas in human trafficking investigation

KENNEWICK, Wash. – A multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking led to search warrants at illicit massage parlors in Kennewick and Othello.

Kennewick, Othello law enforcement take down suspected human trafficking operations

KENNEWICK, Wash. - Local and national law enforcement agencies teamed up to take a down a suspected human trafficking operation at massage parlors in Kennewick and Othello.

Police Rescue Trafficking Victims in Coordinated Southeast Washington Massage Parlor Raids

OTHELLO, WA – A multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking in southeast Washington state resulted in simultaneous search warrants at two illicit massage parlors on Thursday. The Kennewick Police Department executed a warrant at Asian Wellness Spa in Kennewick, while the Othello Police Department, alongside Homeland Security Investigations agents, served a warrant at Health Land Massage in Othello, highlighting a coordinated effort to dis…