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December 20, 2011

Two arrested at Danvers massage parlor

By Ethan Forman Staff writer

DANVERS — Two women working at the Newbury Body Work were arrested Friday night and charged with offering more than a massage, after police were tipped about possible goings-on at the Route 1 parlor, police Sgt. Robert Bettencourt said.

Xiaoping Wan, 48, of Charlestown, and Quinfei Chan, 48, of Malden were arrested at the shop, located in a plaza on Route 1 not far from the Topsfield line. Both were charged with offering sex for a fee and deriving support from prostitution, Bettencourt said.

After getting tips that workers were offering sex for a fee, police conducted surveillance, and then an undercover officer entered the establishment and made the two arrests.

"This has not been resolved," manager Bruce Liu said yesterday. "We are waiting for our lawyer."

Liu had no further comment other than to say, "We have a lawyer now."

Massage parlors are no longer licensed by the town, but by the state Division of Professional Licensure, according to health inspector Mark Carleo.

The state agency's website did not list a license for the business names police gave. Wan's license as a massage therapist is listed as current by the state with no disciplinary actions dating back to 1993. No one under Chan's name showed up in the state database.

Staff writer Ethan Forman can be reached at 978-338-2673 or by email at eforman@salemnews.com or on Twitter @DanverSalemNews.

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