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Three people at the center of a commercial sex ring that catered to “wealthy and well-connected clientele” near Boston, Massachusetts, and Eastern Virginia are seeking plea deals, federal authorities revealed.
In a news release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said Han “Hana” Lee, 41, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; James Lee, 68, of Torrance, California, and Junmyung Lee, 30, of Dedham, Massachusetts, are accused of running a “sophisticated” commercial sex ring.
Authorities revealed that the trio conducted their sordid businesses in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Virginia.
Their high-value sex businesses had buyers paying up to $600 an hour for a wide range of sexual acts.
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Street prostitute standing next to the car. A group of three operated sophisticated, high-end brothels in the greater Boston area and eastern Virginia. (iStock)
The brothel network advertised to clients through the websites bostontopten10.com and browneyesgirlsva.blog.
According to court documents, the websites claimed to advertise nude models for professional photography, but were actually offering appointments with sex workers.
“The men paid to have sex with women advertised on the Boston Top Ten website at several luxury apartments… in Cambridge and Watertown, at least four of which were active as of November 8, 2023,” the article reads. a copy of the indictment.
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The indictment noted that Han “maintained and updated” the website with photos of the sex workers.
“The websites, which served as free advertisements for sex workers who traveled to Massachusetts and Virginia to engage in commercial sex, were generally maintained and updated by HAN, which had access to the women's photographs,” the indictment says.
The trio also maintained a “menu” from which buyers could choose sexual partners they were interested in.
According to court documents, each website described a verification process that interested sex buyers went through to be eligible to book appointments, including a requirement that customers fill out a form with their full names, email address, phone number, and phone number. telephone, employer and reference, if they have one.
The exhaustive process reportedly helped persuade high-profile clients, ensuring that clients were not members of law enforcement or men who posed a risk to sex workers' safety.
The group also allegedly concealed the profits of their prostitution ring by depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash into their personal bank accounts and peer-to-peer transfers, the attorney's office said.
A federal grand jury in Boston, Massachusetts, has indicted three people previously arrested and charged in November 2023 in connection with the operation of sophisticated high-end brothels in the greater Boston area and eastern Virginia. (iStock)
All three were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce one or more persons to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution; and one count of money laundering conspiracy.
All three defendants were arraigned in person on February 6.
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Since then, the lawyer “produced discoveries on March 5 and May 30, 2024,” from electronic devices.
“The parties have engaged in plea discussions,” federal Judge David Hennessy wrote in a brief filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston.
