HomeMy WebLinkAboutLiu, Yang - Ongoing Criminal ConductTHE STATE OF IOWA
Arrest Date:
Form Number:2025006239
COUNTYJOHNSON
VS.
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
This Complaint and Affidavit is to be:
Filed with Court Clerk (cc: CA)
Submitted to County Attorney
Filed with JCO - Defendant is a Juvenile
Hair Color
BLACK - BLK
Eye Color
BLACK - BLK
Weight
180 LBS
Height
5' 10"
Ethnicity
NOT OF HISPANIC ORIGIN - N
Race
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER - A
Gender
MALE
Date of Birth
08/03/1992
DL RestrictionsDL EndorsementsDL Class
C
State
IA
DL#
926AL1738
Zip Code
35244
State
AL
City
HOOVER
Address
3133 IRIS DR.
SuffixMiddleFirst
YANG
Last
LIU
OFFENDER
Upper Time Range
00:00
Incident Time or Low Range
00:00
Upper Date Range
09/16/2025
Incident Date or Low Range
01/01/2020
Is Date and Time of Incident Known?
NO
Zip CodeState
IA
City
IOWA CITY
Address
1901 BROADWAY ST. SUITE 2
Literal Description
BRDWAY ST
Location Type
25 - OTHER/UNKNOWN
OtherCivil Damage AssessmentFatal AccidentSerious P.I.Class
FELB
ZoneinSpeedCrime Description
ONGOING CRIMINAL CONDUCT - INFLUENCE ENTERPRISE
Code Section
706A.2(1)
County LocalState
OFFENSE
PARENT/GUARDIAN
RELEASED TONO CONTACT ORDER
REQUESTED
WARRANT REQUESTED
SUMMONS TO APPEAR
(Citation Issued)
CUSTODYTAKEN INTO CUSTODY
STATUS OF OFFENDER/JUVENILE
Narrative of Offense Committed
On or about the above stated date and time, the Defendant did
knowingly receive proceeds of _human trafficking, pimping, pandering, prostitution, money laundering__, a specified unlawful activity, to use
or invest in the acquisition of an enterprise, real property or in the establishment of an enterprise
NARRATIVE
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In the above time frame, the defendant's parents owned and operated two illicit massage businesses in Iowa CIty, Paradise Spa locations at 1901 Broadway St.
Suite 2, Iowa City, IA and 805 S. 1st Ave Suite 3, Iowa City, IA. During this time period, the co-defendants have had numerous female workers inside the
business. During interviews these workers stated they receive $70 per/hour massage, $40 goes to a co-defendant, Junping Ren, and $10 is paid for "room and
board." The female workers work 7 days a week, 9:00am-10:30pm. The female workers have never been observed by investigators outside the businesses in
public.
During the investigation numerous males were interviewed after leaving the Spas. These individuals admitted to receiving sex acts, from workers and co-
defendants, in violation of Chapter 725 of the Iowa Code. Others reported being offered sex acts for extra money during their massages. During the
investigative period a sexual assault was reported to have occurred at 1901 Broadway Suite 2 location, where codefendant (Zhenshi Liu) sexually assaulted a
customer against their will. The defendant directly participates in the operation of the Paradise Spa located at 801 S 1st Ave Suite 3, including paying the store
front rent out of his personal account. The defendant receives proceeds from specified unlawful activity into his account, and used said proceeds to aid in the
purchase of two residential properties $941,342.01 one of which he and his wife currently reside in.
The defendant assisted in the laundering of the proceeds of both spas through his personal financial accounts, approximately $1.5 million U.S. Dollars.
COUNTYJOHNSON
State all facts and persons relied upon supporting elements of alleged crime
AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF IOWA,
I, the undersigned, being duly sworn, state that all facts contained in this Complaint and Affidavit, known by me or told to me by other reliable persons form the basis for my
belief that the defendant committed this crime
50BURMA, CADE
Signature of Complainant or Officer, Officer Name & Number
NotaryPeace Officer Prosecuting AttorneyMy Commission Expires
Commission Number
Signature of Verifying PartyNotary Name CARSON BARRON
09/16/2025
COUNTYJOHNSONSTATE OF IOWA,
Subscribed and sworn to before me by the person(s) signing the Complaint and Affidavit(s) on
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