Loch Raven Massage Parlor Owner Charged With Human Trafficking, Prostitution

The owner of an erotic massage parlor on Joppa Road faces charges for human trafficking and prostitution.

Di Zhang, 42, of the 100 block of Edgerton Road in Towson, was charged on March 8, according to online court records.

Zhang is free on $20,000 bond, according to Baltimore County court records. She faces up to a year in prison or a $500 fine for the prostitution charge, and 10-years in prison and a $5,000 fine for the human trafficking charge.

Court documents detailing the events that led to the charges were sealed Thursday morning.

Zhang, who owns Jade Heart Health Center in the 1400 block of Joppa Road, is slated to appear in Baltimore County District Court on July 29.

Last February, police raided a Parkville massage parlor and shut it down in a prostitution sting.

Back in October 2011, police shut down a massage parlor on Harford Road and arrested a New York woman on charges of prostitution.

And in May 2011, police and federal law enforcement agents raided and closed down a massage parlor in Overlea that led to the arrest of four people who faced charges related to human trafficking and prostitutions.

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