7 arrested, 4 massage parlors closed

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) -- 7 women have been arrested and four massage parlors closed down again after police did another sweep of the city's massage parlors.

Four of the message parlors had illegally re-opened, two for the second time, after being closed down in December.

On Saturday, members of the Narcotics and Vice squad visited 10 locations that were closed down last month.

The businesses were ordered to shut down under a state law requiring massage parlors to be licensed and all masseuses acquire state licenses according to police. The parlors are believed to be fronts for prostitution.

During inspections, four had been found re-opened and continued to operate without the neeeded documents.

According to police, officers went undercover as customers and inquired about a massage. When they were quoted a price, other officers entered and asked for the required licensing but no one could provide any.

The four parlos that re-opened were Chate'au at 2662 Fairfield Ave., Silver Spa at 2742 Fairfield Ave., Oriental Health Spa at 2336 Main St. and Kay's Hong Kong at 604 North Ave.

Among arrested are:

Kisook Kimm, 46, of New Jersey.

Aesu Lee-Mundy, 51, of Kentucky

Misung Lee, 59, of New Jersey

Young Stone, 52, of New York

Chang Anderson, 67, of New York

Kumyop Dunford-Harris, 63, of Bridgeport

Chun Lee Hwang, 49, of Bridgeport

Each woman was held on $1,000 bond.