Crime & Safety

'Hot Body Rub' Sting Nets Two Arrests

Cartersville police served a search warrant at the North Tennessee Street business following several weeks of surveillance.

Two women were arrested today as a result of an undercover sting targeting prostitution conducted by the .

Chief Tommy Culpepper said officers at 4 p.m. executed a search warrant at Asian Hot Body Rub in Suite A of 1145 N. Tennessee St.

Alexandra Joy Kim, 42, of Carrolton, Texas, was arrested and charged with prostitution, while Son Cha Platt, 66, of Duluth, was taken to the police station accused of being a party to the crime of prostitution. 

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Both are in police custody and will be transported to the .  They may face additional charges as more information is uncovered in the ongoing investigation, authorities said.

"The department has had this location under surveillance for several weeks," Culpepper said in a news release. "We are glad to finally be able to shut down this operation.” 

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