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Prosecutors Seek Four-Year Prison Term for Paris Massage Salon Manager in Trafficking Trial

Testimony from Thai workers supported by labor inspection findings underpins the case now before a Paris court.

Quatre ans d'emprisonnement avec mandat de dépôt ont été requis  contre la gérante d'un salon de massage du 11e arrondissement de Paris, jugée pour traite d'êtres humains et travail dissimulé

Overview

  • The 59-year-old manager is accused of recruiting women in Thailand via Facebook, arranging their passage to France, and recouping €4,500 and €5,100 smuggling fees through wage deductions.
  • Workers reported earning about 25% of sums due for roughly 200 hours a month, performing unpaid cleaning, and paying €250 to sleep on the floor or on a massage table.
  • Witnesses described surveillance cameras and tight control in the 11th arrondissement business, which has been administratively closed since spring 2025.
  • Plaintiffs say they were pressed to provide sexual services and punished for refusals, allegations the manager denies in court.
  • A one-year suspended sentence was requested for the manager’s daughter, as charges also cite concealed employment of 25 workers and hiring without residence permits, with a prior 2015 conviction noted by the court.