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(and I might have missed it) that implicates Kraft for anything involving the trafficking end of this.

Not sure how you missed it either. It's pretty straight forward. Kraft solicited sex from a human trafficking and prostitution ring.


In September, an undercover Vero Beach detective recorded several alleged crimes at one spa. In each instance, the masseuse allegedly offered sexual favors, ranging from $200 for intercourse to $100 for oral sex and hand stimulation for as low as $40, according to TCPalm.com.

Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey explained the conditions to reporters Thursday.

'These girls are there all day long, into the evening. They can't leave and they're performing sex acts,' Currey said. 'Some of them may tell us they're OK, but they're not. We know that… even though we may have charges on some of them, we'd rather them be victims.'

The spa's owner, 58-year-old Hua Zhang, was arrested and charged with 26 counts of procuring prostitution.

Six other 'major players' were arrested as part of the prostitution and human trafficking ring. Lanyun Ma, Liyan Zhang, Junhua Dong, Yan Xu, Kenneth Zullo, and Yaping Ren were charged with crimes such as prostitution, racketeering and deriving support from prostitution.

Lanyun Ma, 49, of Orlando was charged with human trafficking, unlawful transportation for the purpose of prostitution, racketeering and engaging in prostitution (Bail set at $155,500)
Liyan Zhang, 41, of Pompano Beach was charged with operating a house of prostitution and 30 counts of engaging in prostitution (Bail set at $115,500)
Junhua Dong, 50, of Vero Beach is charged with racketeering, engaging in prostitution, and deriving support from proceeds of prostitution (Bail set at $250,000)
Yan Xu, 51, of Sebastian was charged with deriving support from proceeds of prostitution, engaging in prostitution and racketeering (Bail set at 150,500)
Kenneth Zullo, 64, of Sebastian was charged with racketeering (Bail set at $100,000)
Yaping Ren, 27, of Orlando was charged with engaging in prostitution, racketeering, and deriving support from prostitution

(Source: TCPalm.com)

Their bails were set for anywhere from $100,000 to $250,000.

According to WPTV, about 200 people face charges of soliciting prostitution in Indian River County Florida.

'As of this morning we've issued 171 arrest warrants, the sheriff's office has processed those. And we have arrested 45 individuals,' Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar said Thursday.

According to Loar, staff at the East Sea Spa on U.S. 1 was not allowed to exit.

'Clearly our focus is on the human trafficking, the sex trafficking,' he said.

'These johns either knowingly or not knowingly were certainly supplying the funds to perpetuate human trafficking,' Loar continued. 'We also know that staff at times was not allowed to leave the spa in other words they were living in the spa.'

Local police had received tips, prompting investigators to conduct an undercover surveillance operation over the course of several months.

Now dozens of johns are facing charges.

'These are fathers, uncles and sons and family members of others,' Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey said.

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