Overview

• The San Diego City Attorney’s Office filed a civil enforcement complaint against Green Massage Spa on April 26, 2025, seeking to close the business and impose $2,500 daily penalties.
• Investigators documented at least four instances of employees offering commercial sex to undercover officers and identified 160 online ads promoting sexual services.
• City inspectors discovered unpermitted electrical and plumbing modifications at the spa, adding to the list of violations in the civil complaint.
• Reports of prostitution-related activity were submitted by the San Diego Police Department and Naval Criminal Investigative Service, prompting a joint investigation.
• City Attorney Heather Ferbert emphasized the case’s focus on protecting vulnerable individuals from exploitation and eliminating criminal behavior in local neighborhoods.