Article: Actor by day and illegal massage parlor owner by night...actor A's "double life" exposed
Source: Joongang Ilbo
An actor A (35) has been charged for operating an illegal massage parlor.
On the 24th, Chief Judge Hong Soon-wook sentenced actor A for violating Medical Act with a fine of 3 million won and ordered to relinquish 5.98 million won in profits.
According to sources in the legal community, actor A was arrested and handed over to trial on charges of operating an illegal massage parlor in Jungnang-gu, Seoul from July 2020 to March 2021 even though he wasn't a qualified masseuse. He was also charged for installing five rooms inside the parlor and offering "full body" massages for 110,000 won per hour.
According to Article 82 of the Medical Act, massage and massage services can only be performed by the visually impaired in accordance with the Welfare Act for the Disabled. Violations of this rule and operating massage parlor for profit without a masseuse license are punishable with a fine up to 30 million won or 3 year prison sentence.
Two masseuses hired by A were also found to be unlicensed with zero masseuse qualifications. Actor A ran the establishment and shared profits with the two masseurs in a 6:4 profit ratio.
- [+1,422, -98] Isn't it time we get rid of this nonsensical law that only the blind can open massage parlors? Just take a look overseas, anyone can open a massage parlor there..
- [+993, -241] Easy, the two masseuses must be from the Blue House... their "double life" will be gone in a flash once retirement hits..
- [+555, -29] We must be the only country in the world with laws like "only the blind" can run massage parlors ㅋㅋ
- [+524, -63] Dong-ho-ya? Rep Jae-myung's son...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- [+223, -18] So 99% of massage parlors in our country are illegal or are operating as non-profits and have never been caught ㅋㅋ
- [+81, -1] Eh? I've yet to see one blind person at these massage parlors...so 90% of our country's massage parlors are illegal?
- [+63, -0] Ok...so only the visually impaired are allowed to operate a massage parlor? There are so many massage parlors in our neighborhood and I'm 100% sure none are operated by blind people ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- [+48, -3] Rep XX's son is a regular at an illegal massage parlor and was caught illegally buying s*x so why have we yet to see news of his arrest?
- [+31, -0] Thai massage, Chinese massage, sports massage, foot massage, hand massage, meridian massage, bath massage...so are all these massage parlors illegal because they're not operated by the blind? So should all these massage owners be arrested as criminals?
- [+20, -1] This is nothing new...walking down Gangnam, Yeoksam, and Seolleung there are signs posted blatantly advertising ㅇㅇ massage.. knowing the inspectors, they probably colluded with business owners and are good "friends" of the massage parlors. I'm sure plenty of bribes are getting handed out through the back.
- [+16, -0] Reveal the actor's name!
- [+15, -0] Expose the identities of those sluts selling "full body" massages at illegal parlors!!