It’s been at least a few years since we had a good crackdown on any of the city’s “happy ending”-style massage parlors, but the wait is no more: D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles has ordered five such businesses shuttered, as D.C. Wire reported last night. If you’ve been frequenting any of the “technicians” at Orange Spa (617 Pennsylvania Avenue SE), Star Spa (1829 M Street NW), or VIP Spa (719 8th Street SE & 1429 Parkwood Place NW), you’ll have to take your business elsewhere, because they’re now closed. Also included in the closure list is the “D.C. Wrestling Club” at 1618 14th Street NW, aka the gay sex club where a man died in October.
“The District has worked diligently to bring to light the illegal activities occurring at these unsafe businesses and fought to keep them closed for a safer and peaceful community,” reads the Nickles statement from a press release. “As part of this initiative, the District has used and will continue to use every tool at its disposal to make sure such illegal activities will not be tolerated.”
So far, no reaction from the men who troll the USASexGuide’s massage parlor online forum.