More Sex Trade news stories on CTV

[Man Mountain]

fuxter has posted the following in a review thread and I though it was worth sharing with the class here in the Lounge:

Be careful guys. Angel Massage was on ctv news tonight. The city of Burnaby and the RCMP are investigating them. Yuki was on tv saying she was forced to have unprotected sex. Mimi was also on tv calling Yuki a liar.

here is the link to the video http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/...ions_120516/20120516/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

Risky sex and no wages at body-rub parlour: masseuse
By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Wednesday May. 16, 2012 4:23 PM PT

A former worker at a so-called "body rub parlour" in Burnaby, B.C. is alleging that she was forced to have unprotected sex with customers and wasn't paid a regular wage.

The woman's story about working conditions at Angel Massage has sparked separate investigations by both the RCMP and the City of Burnaby, CTV News has learned.

The former masseuse, who will be called Yuki to protect her identity, says she endured violence and was ordered to perform what the manager called "good service." That meant having sex without a condom, she told CTV News.

She also alleges she wasn't paid a wage.

"This kind of place won't give a commission, just tips from clients," she said.

Yuki estimates that some masseuses can earn between $1,000 and $2,000 a day on tips alone, but her customers started to dwindle when she didn't want to give "full service."

The situation came to a head in March, when Yuki says another worker took one of her customers. A fight broke out, and the Mounties got involved.

Insp. Tim Shields of the Burnaby Mounties said the dispute became "very physical" and the visit prompted officers to look further into activities at the massage parlour.

"We're also taking a look at the working conditions inside the establishment to determine if there is anything going on there that is in fact criminal," he said.

Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says the city is also investigating Angel Massage.

"I would prefer to shut the places down instead. I would like the ability to be able to prohibit these kind of premises in our city," he said. "We weren't given the power by the provincial government to prohibit certain types of businesses, so all we can do is regulate them."

The manager of Angel Massage, who gave her name as Mimi, said Yuki was never forced to do anything she didn't want to.

"We don't think so. She was a liar," Mimi said.

She alleges Yuki was intimidating staff and says she has video evidence that she's given to RCMP investigators. She also asked another worker to show scars that she says came from a fight with Yuki.

Since filing complaints with the city and police, Yuki says she has received a death threat. Burnaby Mounties are investigating that as well.

Yuki says she has been gravely disappointed about life in B.C. since moving here from China five years ago.

"I think Vancouver, Canada can give me better life than China, but I think it's worse life for me now," she said.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Lisa Rossington

 

[Man Mountain]

Former sex worker cautions kids about human trafficking

From Thursday (video and story at the link):

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/...talks_120517/20120517?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

Former sex worker cautions kids about human trafficking
By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Thursday May. 17, 2012 2:23 PM PT

A woman who was trafficked across Canada to work in the sex trade as a teenager is now giving B.C. high school students lessons on how to avoid being exploited.

Natasha Falle was a kid from the suburbs, but she was just 14 when she turned her first trick. Soon after that she met the pimp who would sell her to clients across the country.

"They tell you that they love you, that I'm your family, I'm the one who cares for you, your parents never loved you. My pimp often told me that the sex trade saved my life," Falle told CTV News.

After more than a decade of prostitution and abuse, Falle left the trade and went back to school. Now she consults with police and gives talks across the country.

This week, she's talking about some heavy issues with students in Vancouver high schools.

"This is where we need to start; we need to start in the schools before they learn about the sex trade in the wrong way," she said.

The school appearances are thanks in part to the influence of an influential parent: Taliah Aquilini.

Aquilini says she's passionate about the issue of human trafficking, and she doesn't believe enough is being done to protect vulnerable children.

"We don't have the B.C. government taking care of this matter and we really need an action plan," she said.

Anti-trafficking advocates are calling for a national strategy to deal with the problem and let people know that foreigners aren't the only ones being exploited and recruited into the sex trade. Naomi Krueger of Deborah's Gate, a safe house for sex trafficking victims operated by the Salvation Army, says most of the facility's residents come from Canada.

"We've had residents who were trafficked from Squamish to the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, from northern British Columbia to Vancouver. We've had a number of residents that have come up from the U.S. to ... eastern Canada," she said.

Still, criminal charges for sex trafficking are rare. Reza Moazami, a 27-year-old Vancouver man charged with pimping out four young girls, became the first person in B.C. ever charged with trafficking minors last year. He's currently out on bail and faces a minimum of five years in jail if convicted.

But Falle doesn't want to rely on criminal convictions to protect women and children. She hopes prostitutes will be fully decriminalized, allowing workers to come forward without fear, but also wants johns and pimps to be prosecuted.

"This year my goal is to sue my pimp, I really want to send a message to all women and children who have been prostituted that they can stand up for themselves and they will be protected," she said.

 

[newatit]

Sounds like this place is toast now. However, the interesting part is that this Yuki gal just wasn't doing what the clients knew the other gals were doing. So the clients made the decision to move to another provider, plain and simple. It doesn't appear management was maybe doing any more than telling her why her clients were leaving her.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

well pardners, this kinda gives new meaning to the term 'catfight'... lol

 

[good2bbad]

These women don't fool around. I used to go to a AMP in Surrey fairly regularly and had a favorite there. I remember one day I went and the girl at the front said my regular girl was off so I should try some one else. Well L'il good didn't know the difference so I accepted. I had a shower and was waiting for the new girl to come in when all of a sudden all hell broke loose in the hallway. Apparently my reg was there and had just finished up with her client and had noticed me going into the room. Well, she and the other girl were screaming at each other and it ended up in a major catfight with the mamasan getting involved and breaking it up. I'm quite sure if she hadn't got involved there would have been injuries. It was quite funny looking out in the hall and seeing the heads sticking out from each room seeing what the hell was going on......:clap2:

 

[chuckanut]

was i the only one looking at mimi's knockers? i never really got the appeal of amp's. those suckers can be raided at any time!! but that's my paranoia. different strokes for different folks.

-chuck
**retired**

 

[deathreborn]

tamara taggert is butt ugly. producers must think so as well with all the makeup caked on her. she's a shitty news anchor too.

 

[Tugela]

From Thursday (video and story at the link):

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/...talks_120517/20120517?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

"But Falle doesn't want to rely on criminal convictions to protect women and children. She hopes prostitutes will be fully decriminalized, allowing workers to come forward without fear, but also wants johns and pimps to be prosecuted."

She is full of shit. Prostitution is not illegal, so SPs coming forward carries no legal risks anyway.