Accused Operators of High-End Brothel Network Appear in Court
Hearing Delayed, Brothels Operated in Luxury Apartments, Buyers Paid Upwards of $600 per Hour
- Junmyung Lee and Han Lee, accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., appeared in court Monday.
- The hearing on whether they should remain behind bars while they await trial was delayed until next week.
- They are accused of renting high-end apartments to use as brothels in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Tysons and Fairfax, Virginia.
- Buyers paid upward of $600 per hour for services and some even paid a monthly membership fee to be pre-cleared for sex in a process similar to TSA PreCheck.
- A third person charged in the case, James Lee, was arrested in California and has yet to appear in court in Massachusetts.