They answered help-wanted ads for nail salons and wound up sex slaves, forced into a life of prostitution by a malevolent madam.

Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Queens woman with running the operation that farmed out young Korean immigrants to Long Island massage parlors.

Jin Hua Cui, 44, allegedly lived the high life in a million-dollar mansion at the expense of naive women who answered ads in Korean language newspapers, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said.

"Women would respond thinking that they were going to work at a nail salon. She then forced them into prostitution through threats of violence, intimidation and embarrassment," Spota said.

"If they did not cooperate she would reveal to their family, friends and members of the community in Flushing that they were working as prostitutes and threaten to have Chinese gangs kill them."

During a four-month investigation, detectives captured footage and photographs of the women - who spoke little or no English - being driven every morning to massage parlors in Huntington Station and Hicksville.

They were forced to have sex for between $60 and $80, but Cui pocketed all but the tips, authorities said. Prosecutors said at least seven women were duped.

A sign in the window of the Huntington Station space advertised a "Stimulus Plan" and "Asian Bodywork." The johns were solicited with ads on Craigslist promising attention from "very lovely" girls.

Detectives executing a search warrant at Cui's sprawling, red-brick Tudor mansion in Flushing found $20,000 in cash, slinky lingerie and thousands of condoms.

Neighbors said they often saw young women going in and out of the house but were still surprised.

"I never suspected anything like this," said Barbara Orlowski, 52, a Catholic school teacher. "You hardly ever saw her, but if she is running a sex ring, I guess she's been busy."

Police also arrested Sangyuel Kuen, 53, of Flushing, for working as a driver. He has already pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution.

Cui, who authorities say is Chinese, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and promoting prostitution and was held on $10,000 bail.

She has a 2007 arrest for prostitution in Suffolk County, records show.

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_lo ... n_li_massage_p.html

The madam looks like she comes from the provinces close to North Korea, like Jilin which could explain her ability to speak Korean.  She may even be ethnically Korean but grew up in China.  

Interestingly though she is Chinese, she didn't poach girls from the Chinese community.  Would it be because the fresh off the boat Korean girls are more naive than the fresh off the boat Chinese girls?  Easier to control?  It is not like most of her customers of her massage parlours can tell the Koreans from the Chinese or need a girl who can speak Korean?

seems like these arrests usually stem from long island or CT. Must be the nimbys

wow. i guess i havnt been to enough parlor to see any fresh girls that are unwilling
they all seem happy every time i went.

crazy how this shit happens in america of all places. hurts when you see these chicks getting taken advantage of since their lives are completely ruined.

sex in new york from 60-80? that's the same as hong kong. That's shocking to me.

not the same. the ones of ny are usually srsly way way older.  I wouldn't go there