![]() Police subsequently cited Booska for allowing prohibited acts.īut police interest in the place was rekindled more than two years ago. ![]() Upon questioning, both subjects (who were identified only by their initials in court papers) admitted to receiving happy endings at Harmony. Later on June 12, a Williston police officer stopped two vehicles driven by customers who had just exited the Harmony Spa. Harmony Spa was one of three Asian massage parlors - all of which have since closed - outed by a Seven Days cover story on June 5 for prostitution and possible human trafficking.Īccording to court papers, Williston police sent an undercover officer into Harmony Spa on June 12 that officer paid for and received a massage but, according to the affidavit, "was not offered a 'happy ending' or other sexual contact following the massage. The acts continued and that's why he’s in court today." Donovan said Tuesday, referring to a police raid on the establishment in 2004 that netted eight female workers believed to be sex slaves. ![]() "This particular property has been a problem for close to 10 years," Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Though he denied the allegations, Booska said through his attorney that he plans to cooperate with investigators. If convicted, Booska faces up to one year in jail. These and other details about the Harmony Health Spa were included in an affidavit filed Tuesday in the arraignment of Tom Booska (pictured) in Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington.īooska, 68, who owns the building that until late last week housed the Harmony Health Spa, at 5649 Williston Road, pled not guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of "prohibited acts," for allegedly allowing prostitution to occur on his premises. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for suspected human trafficking and financial fraud, court papers revealed Tuesday. An Asian massage parlor in Williston where male customers routinely paid for massages and sexual favors has been under investigation since at least April 2011 by U.S.
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