Massage Parlor Raid Suspects Sent to Court

Seven Vietnamese nationals arrested during simultaneous raids on a pair of massage parlors in central Phnom Penh on Thursday night have been sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for their role in the alleged trafficking of minors, police and a child-protection NGO said Sunday. “We conducted a raid, and now the suspects have been sent to the court,” said Pol Phiethey, director of the Interior Ministry’s anti-human trafficking department, who led the operation at about 9 p.m. on Thursday night, referring further questions to court officials. … The brothels were located on Street 63 in Daun Penh district’s Chak­tomuk commune and on a stretch of Sothearos Boulevard in Chamkar Mon district’s Tonle Basac commune where dozens of multi­story massage parlors line the street. …

Ben Woods and Mech Dara
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