Revere man indicted for sex trafficking

BOSTON ? A Revere man who operated a local massage parlor called Bodywork has been indicted along with two other men in connection with human trafficking and prostitution, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday.”These defendants allegedly employed masseuses to offer sexual services at two massage parlor locations, and further, profited personally from those services,” said Coakley in a press release. “We allege that these defendants exploited these women and coerced them into prostitution.”Joseph Girouard, 55, of Revere, was indicted by a statewide Grand Jury on two counts of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude; two counts of conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual servitude; two counts of deriving support from prostitution; and two counts of keeping a house of ill fame.Zhen Lai, 37, of Quincy, and Wenjie Dong, 49, of Malden were indicted on one charge each of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution and keeping a house of ill fame.Authorities allege the men operated Bodywork, in Revere, and Sun Spa – also known as Sun Studio – in Wellesley. At these businesses, the men allegedly employed masseuses who offered sexual activity in exchange for cash that was characterized as “tips,” according to the press release.Authorities allege some of the masseuses employed by the men came to Boston from New York to work at the massage parlors, and Girouard facilitated transportation for several masseuses to and from the parlors, according to the press release.All three were arrested on Oct. 18 and pleaded not guilty at their respective arraignments the next day. They were released on bail. They are scheduled to be arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court at a later date.