Woman charged in Tontitown massage parlor raid; police release body cam footage

TONTITOWN, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — A woman has been charged following Tontitown police’s raid of a massage parlor on Friday.

Yanling Tang, 61, was booked into the Washington County Jail on a second-degree promoting prostitution charge and held on a $10,000 bond.

Police released body cam footage of the raid. A portion of the footage can be seen above.

Tontitown police executed a search of the massage parlor around 2:40 p.m. on Friday after receiving a tip from a customer who said a masseuse offered him “sexual contact.” One person opened the door and police began searching.

Police raid Tontitown massage parlor after ‘sexual contact’ allegations

An affidavit from TPD gives two different names for the business, F Spa and Foot Spa.

The person who answered the door, later identified as Tang, was placed in a police unit.

According to another affidavit, personal items belonging to Tang were found in the living area of the business, indicating she was living there.

The affidavit continued by saying that with the confirmation of the complaints through the investigation, she was responsible for “coordinating services and booking appointments for customers who paid to be recipients of sex acts.”

Tang’s photograph was identified by the complainant as the one whom he paid for his massage and “who inquired about the particular service for which he was paying,” the affidavit said.

TPD says they found documentation during its search that could suggest the parlor is tied to others in Rogers, Springdale and Bentonville, as well as in other states.

Yanling was released just before 12:30 p.m. on Monday. She has a court date set for March 4.

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