A Jackson Heights spa manager is accused of coercing one of his female workers into prostituting herself for clients seeking more than just a massage, according to prosecutors. Vajira Jayatunge, 50, of th Street in South Richmond Hill faced a Queens Criminal Court judge on April 19 to answer to a count indictment charging him with sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, forcible touching and third-degree sexual abuse. Jayatunge manages the Nishu Salon and Spa located at 76th St. According to Chief Assistant District Attorney John Ryan, he allegedly forced a year-old woman whom he hired last year into performing various sex acts โ including masturbation, oral sex and intercourse โ on the clients she serviced.
This is sex trafficking and those who force women into prostitution will find themselves facing incarceration. According to prosecutors, Jayatunge hired the year-old woman last May after an employment agency referred her to the spa. While undergoing training on how to perform massages, he allegedly forced her into stripping and touched her breast, inner thigh and genitalia.
Up until February of this year, law enforcement sources said, Jayatunge allegedly induced her into performing sex acts on clients who came to the spa, and pocketed the money she received in return. When she tried to stop trading sex for money, authorities said, she began receiving threats via text messages. Jayatunge allegedly also threatened to tell her family about her work and have her deported. You must be logged in to post a comment. The message will also contain a custom footer containing links to accept the invitation or opt out of further email invitations from this site.
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