Monday, March 28, 2011

Four women held in raid on massage parlour where 'illegal immigrants worked as sex slaves'

Four women have been arrested in a police raid on a prostitution ring run from a massage parlour where illegal immigrants are said to have worked as sex slaves
La Rue Estetique Spa in Stamford Connecticut, advertised itself online as an upmarket Russian spa offering the 'magic European touch'.
Officers caught one woman and a man 'in a sexual act' when they raided the parlour on Thursday, arresting alleged madam of the prostitution ring 41-year-old Natalie Cataruso and Rano Rakimova, 24, Maryna Rogozhyna, 29, and Alla Gindin, 39.
Rano Rakimova, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y
Natalia Cataraso, 41, of Brooklyn, N.Y
Arrested: Rano Rakimova, left, and the alleged prostitution ring madam Natalie Cataruso,
Another man was found in a room with a topless woman.
Neighbours are said to have tipped off police about the prostitution ring, and officers watched a regular stream of men visiting the spa during surveillance.
Women were dropped off at the massage parlour in an expensive Lexus,which belonged to Cataruso, according to Greenwich Time.
Officers were also contacted by a woman who interviewed for a job at the massage parlor and was told that she would have to perform sexual acts.
Alla Gindin, 39 of Brooklyn, N.Y
Maryna Rogozhyna, 29, of Brooklyn, N.Y
Raid: Alla Gindin, left, and Maryna Rogozyhna. All the women are from Brooklyn, New York
The massage parlor advertised on craigslist, which has been criticised for its use by prostitutes. 
Officers seized a computer, a credit card data processor, an interior surveillance system with three cameras, body oils and several condoms concealed in fake cans.
Cataraso was arrested in 2004 under the name Natalia Strochkovoskaya, for prostitution, but she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct.
She is charged with  second-degree promoting prostitution, and operating a massage parlor without a license.
Police called Cataraso to come to the massage parlor after the raid
Patsy Calvello, Jr., 67, of Greenwich, and Miguel Triay, 40, of Darien were issued summonses for patronizing a prostitute.

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