Beavercreek likely will join other area cities enacting a new law that places stricter rules and licensing on massage businesses in an effort to combat sex trafficking.
Beavercreek city council members will vote Sept. All new employees must be registered with the city within a month of their start date. A business must renew its registration every year. Kettering and Miamisburg also recently passed similar legislation. He mentioned a raid near the Dayton Mall. Springboro passed an ordinance like this in Springboro Police Chief Jeff Kruithoff said this legislation has eliminated any suspicious spas.
It gives the city an enforcement mechanism that is cleaner that having an undercover officer go in. The Interstate 75 corridor is a hot-spot for sex trafficking, Brembeck said. Massage businesses and spas have been raided or shutdown in Dayton, Fairborn, Miami Twp. Every organization should have training on how to spot signs of sex trafficking, Brembeck said, such as staying open late at night, no employee cars or workers who seem to be living at the business.
Landrum said this legislation legitimizes massage businesses that are operating honestly. The Beavercreek Planning and Development department can deny a permit or registration to any business or massage therapist that has any sex-related offenses on their record, any felonies in the past five years or any drug violations, among other things.
Any massage business must also be licensed by the state. Under this new legislation, massage businesses must post their registration with the city in an easy-to-see place for customers.
