ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind — Leaders are considering new rules to curb illegal activity inside massage parlors, including possible links to prostitution and human trafficking.

County Council member Amy Drake said Tuesday that the county health department will meet at 6 p.m. to begin discussing a proposal that would strengthen oversight, require proper licensing, and mandate public awareness materials about trafficking.

“We just want to make sure that our massage parlors are functioning as they are supposed to—providing legitimate massage services with licensed massage therapists,” Drake said. “We don’t want them becoming fronts for prostitution or trafficking.”

Under the proposal, massage parlors would need to have a licensed massage therapist on-site at all times, display human trafficking

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