Investigation into massage parlors in Alaska leads to arrests on felony sex trafficking charges

By: Haley Lehman

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 423

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Multiple law enforcement agencies arrested seven people in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley last week on charges of sex trafficking after a yearlong investigation found that multiple massage parlors were fronts for criminal enterprises.

“Human trafficking criminal enterprises operate in plain sight while victims are exploited for labor, services and commercial sex acts through force, fraud or coercion,” Matthew Schlegel, special agent in charge of the FBI Anchorage Field Office, said during a press conference …

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