Public Safety Subcommittee
April 23, 2024

City of Santa Rosa
Illicit Massage
Establishments
1 Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting
April 23, 2024
Captain Dan Marincik,
Santa Rosa Police Department
Illicit Massage Establishments
• Puts on facade of legitimate massage business to facilitate commercial sex services
• In the past, police department (Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Team) would conduct undercover enforcement operations and arrest masseuses
• Can often involve victims of human trafficking
• Change in ideology and how these illegal establishments are dealt with
2 Enforcement
• Complaints go to Code Enforcement.
• Police Department will work with Code Enforcement to conduct inspections along with community-based partner, Verity, to conduct inspections and provide resources to the possible victims at these establishments.
• Recent operation completed in February involving 8 massage establishments. Code Enforcement investigated several violations and will provide more information on these violations and their process.
• We will continue to work with our partners to plan additional operations in the future.
3 Code Enforcement
• Challenges
• Past enforcement practice
• Reactive (resource based)
• Current effort – Identified establishments
• Proactive/Reactive
• Resource based
• Case updates (general)
• Moving forward
• Continue collaborative development
• CAMTC
• Verity
• Other groups/organizations
• Ordinance review
• Long term goals
4 Questions?
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