She was given food and beverages and told she would be offered resources. She also was charged with misdemeanor soliciting another to engage in sexual activity for hire and was taken to the Mahoning County jail, where she was booked and released on a summons to appear in Youngstown Municipal Court on the charge.
Yuli Guo, 49, will be arraigned at 10 a. Her arrest took place as several agents working with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force and other agencies entered the business at about a. An undercover agent was the first person to enter the business, where Guo solicited the agent for money in exchange for sex acts, according to a Youngstown police report.
At the time the undercover agent entered the business, three other officers made entry through a different door. There was another door to gain entry to the main area of the spa, and it was locked, the report states. At that time, Guo ran out the back door of the spa, came in contact with two officers and was detained, the report states.
An advocate and an interpreter in the Mandarin language were on hand to assist. The raid on the business took place at the same time as raids on two other businesses in the Youngstown area Monday morning.
The third location was Healthy Massage, Market St. The Youngstown location was apparently the only one in which an arrest was made. The Hubbard City Police Department, in collaboration with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, concluded an month investigation into suspected human trafficking activity at the reflexology foot spa at Youngstown-Hubbard Road, according to a news release. Dattillo said the department has had some complaints about the business, but he does not know how the task force got involved in the investigation.
