Pearl River spa shut down, woman arrested following reports of prostitution

A Pearl River spa was shut down and a woman was arrested Wednesday after an investigation found an employee offering unlicensed massages and prostitution services.

Orangetown Police said the department received reports of prostitution and unlicensed massages at Angel Spa on Franklin Avenue in Pearl River.

A joint investigation with the Rockland County District Attorney's Office Narcotics Task Force resulted in the arrest of Pei-Chan Juan, 46, who was charged with unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and prostitution, a misdemeanor.

The Town of Orangetown Building Department shuttered the spa for operating without a certificate of occupancy.

Juan was processed and released on an appearance ticket. She is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, August 12.

On June 28, Oceart Spa in Haverstraw was also shut down and a Queens woman was arrested on the same charges after a woman offered an undercover officer in the Narcotics Task Force sexual acts and an unlicensed massage.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Pearl River spa shut down, woman arrested following reports of prostitution