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Middletown Police Charge Massage Parlor Employees With Prostitution
MIDDLETOWN - On Friday January 23, 2009, police officers from the Middletown Township Police Department arrested two female employees at a Route 35 massage parlor and charged them with prostitution and promoting prostitution.
In early January Middletown Twp. Police received intelligence from several sources about a massage parlor located on Route 35 which was actually a front for a prostitution operation. The investigation enabled detectives to obtain a search warrant for the premises which was executed this past Friday. Police arrested 41- year-old Linden resident Semiramis Veloso, who was charged with promoting prostitution, as the apparent manager of the business and prostitution, and Carla Durant, 37-years-old, from Elizabeth, who was charged with prostitution. Patrons paid for a massage and then Veloso negotiated additional fees for sex.
Veloso and Durant were released on their own recognizance pending future court appearances.
Detective Sergeant Stephen Dollinger led the investigation, assisted by Detective Daniel Sullivan, Detective Laurence Schachtel, Detective Kelly Godley, Officer Janine Kennedy and Officer Charles Higgins.
