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6.26.2008

nationwide prostitution ring busted in austin

In Austin, police officers have taken down a nationwide Asian prostitution ring. According to authorities, Carl Clark and his wife Yuzhi Jia have been running a prostitution ring that exploited Asian women from an apartment in northwest Austin: Austin police bust nationwide prostitution ring. They were apparently getting Asian women from different parts of the United States every month and recruiting girls to perform "services."

Investigators discovered AsianPearlGirl.com, a Web site that operated under the guise of a "sensual massage parlor." Ugh. Undercover agents posed as customers and obtained the evidence they needed to bring the husband-and-wife team down. Busted!Officers aren't sure how many women Clark and Jia sold for sex, but they believe there may be many more prostitutes involved. Anyone with information on the case should call the Austin Police Department's Sex Crimes Tip Line at (512) 974-5095.