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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2011
Page
7
The city has strengthened ordinances to curb adult stores by requiring a C3 zoning, a conditional use permit, licensing fees, and strict compliance. Police supervision and standards aim to prevent crime and property-value declines, with enforcement coordinated by city officials and recent local cases cited.
In May 2007 the FBI and local police executed more than a dozen search warrants in Johnson County about a group of Asian massage parlors. Chinese nationals in Overland Park and Olathe faced charges in a large human smuggling scheme that coerced young women into prostitution. Three owners pleaded guilty in 2008 to coercing prostitution money laundering and identity theft and agreed to forfeit over $500 000. A fourth conspirator also pled guilty. Human trafficking described as a modern form of slavery linked global to Midwest.
Becci Shisler owner of Exclusive 3rd Street Spa voices alarm at a new adult site potentially harming downtown business. Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce president Tom Weigand notes past late night adult theater presence and emphasizes legality until proven illegal services.
The operation coerced workers into prostitution at massage parlors. The businesses were shut down and owners prosecuted. Ringleader Ling Xu received 8 years and 1 month, two co-defendants 5 years each, a fourth 2 years 9 months. all face deportation after prison. Ottawa police did not confirm involvement of a Main Street massage parlor in trafficking.
The Ottawa municipal code bans alcohol at adult venues and requires visible booths without doors or curtains. It mandates a public sign about the business, modest attire for staff, and coverage of chests to below the genitals. Patrons must be covered, and any contact with a patron’s genital area is prohibited.
In Ottawa area a geocaching enthusiast notes more than a million caches globally with at least 40 within 10 miles of Ottawa. Participants sign up on geocaching.com free, exploring sites such as Old Depot Museum Prairie Spirit Trail and the Marais des Cygnes River while families search with GPS for hidden treasures.
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