Politics & Government
Council Sets Hearing for Massage Business
King Spa may lose its business license after its owner was charged with prostitution in February.
South Pas City Council set a business license revocation hearing Wednesday for King Spa Massage, 1318 Huntington Drive, for 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, according to Pasadena-Star News.
Mengdong Wang, the owner of King Spa, was charged on suspicion of disorderly house and prostitution after an undercover investigation was conducted by South Pas Police in February.
Wang was also cited and convicted in 2010 for employing non-certificated massage technicians, according to a staff report.
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While a hearing was originally set for March 7, City Council postponed it saying it first needed to build up a case, reported Pasadena Sun.
Per South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC), a business license can be revoked "when the continuance of the operations of the license shall be contrary to the public health, safety, peace, welfare, or morals."
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King Spa is one of two massage businesses to be charged with prostitution this year. Both remain open during investigations.
The last time a business in South Pasadena was closed down as a result of similar charges was in 2001, South Pasadena Police Chief Joe Payne told Patch.
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