KENT COUNTY, Mich. — The woman accused of running an illicit massage parlor in Kent County was arraigned Monday.
Edith Amanda Corbett is the owner of Just Divine, a massage parlor on Plainfield Avenue in Grand Rapids. Corbett is accused of running a pay-for-sex operation out of her business.
Corbett was arrested on April 25 after a lengthy investigation into the massage parlor by the Kent County Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Task Force.
Corbett, 44, is facing four felony charges:
- Keeping a House of Prostitution
- Prostitution Pandering
- Prostitution/Accepting Earnings
- Using a Computer to Commit a Crime
The investigation began in July of 2023 after detectives found multiple posts mentioning a worker at Just Divine on an online forum dedicated to the sex industry.
Detectives claim that the business was not advertised online, but they were able to confirm its location and name through a tip from Silent Observer.
An undercover operation led to probable cause for an arrest of a worker at Just Divine, court documents claim. An interview with the worker led to the arrest of Corbett.
Court documents allege that Corbett would charge a door fee of $50 or $80 for the all-male clientele that sought services at Just Divine. Corbett is accused of collecting the door fee herself and encouraging clients to tip the workers.
The court documents also claim that Corbett was recruiting workers into prostitution by offering training sessions.
Corbett allegedly confessed to doing word-of-mouth marketing and posts on the sex industry forum to promote her business, court documents say.
The parlor, which was the most attended massage parlor in the county, had male clients who visited from all across the state, investigators say.
"Through our investigative means, we're able to determine there's men from the east side of the state, from our own community that are coming to this business. And it's not advertised, this business is not advertised, the front door is locked. So it's kind of by an appointment only, and you have to know people. So there are very specific things about this business that would raise flags to maybe a normal customer," said KCSO Lt. Eric Brunner.
It was also determined that no licensed massage therapists were employed at Just Divine.
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