2 arrested as Lehi police search massage parlor called a secret ‘commercial sex operation’ - Daily Herald

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Curtis Booker, Daily Herald

The outside of Relax Message in Lehi is pictured Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Lehi police conducted a search at the business Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, where two people were arrested for allegedly running a "commercial sex operation," police said.
Detectives on Monday conducted a search of a massage parlor that allegedly was “operating as a front for a commercial sex operation,” the Lehi Police Department announced via social media Tuesday morning.

Two people from within the business were questioned, arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail on suspicion of prostitution, police said.

The reported massage parlor was investigated for human trafficking, but detectives said it was not found to be a factor in this particular situation.

“Hours of surveillance were conducted over a long period of time and some individuals who frequented the business were contacted, while others may be contacted in the future,” Lehi police said.

Police did not immediately name the business or give an address for where the alleged actions took place but later revealed it was RLX Massage, located near 785 E. 200 South in the Lehi Marketplace shopping center.

The identities of the alleged suspects were not released.

Monday’s incident marks at least the second massage parlor to be investigated within the past four months.

In October, police were alerted about a massage parlor in the city, which allegedly was operating as a front for human sex trafficking.

Police never publicly revealed the businesses address in that investigation, though the Lehi Free Press reported the actions reportedly took place at a Main Street office building.

When questioned in a Facebook comment thread if Monday’s incident occurred at the same location, Lehi police said it was a different business.

After police investigated the massage parlor in October for alleged sex trafficking, Julie Ransom, a Lehi resident and mother, said she became increasingly alarmed that such activities were happening in her community.

“I realize these places exist. I just didn’t think that they would exist on Main Street,” she said.

She feels it is important for community members to speak up and alert authorities if they see something happening that appears illegal.

“Whenever I see something wrong or suspicious, I always want to speak up about it, and I want to go through it with the proper way of doing it,” Ransom told the Daily Herald.

As for the business in Monday’s sting, police said their operations have been closed.

“The property owner is aware of the situation and has stated that they will be addressing the business occupancy situation on their end,” Lehi police said.

No other information was immediately available.

If you are aware of a potential victim of human trafficking, help is available by calling the toll-free National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or by texting 233733.