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CBC's iTeam uses hidden cameras to visit massage parlors around Regina
They found that more than just rebates were sold.
David Fraser, a member of ITeam, visited the addresses of Albert Street, Broad Street, Victoria Avenue, Rose Street and 11 Avenue.
He asked what service was available before leaving.
Of the eight cases, six were provided with payment services directly or implicitly.
A woman explained that a "manual job" would cost a total of $85.
Several others said the full body massage would end with a "happy ending --
Massage shop code for climax.
In most places, women are reluctant to discuss the details of the services provided.
In one case, a woman explained after giving a "happy ending": "I have talked too much with you.
I will be in trouble, you know.
"But in another place, the lady at the front desk offered more details for free.
She says she has 10 different women with different shapes, shapes and colors, and is a little plump and blonde for a "very plump brunette.
"Not fat or thin. An hour-
"The glass is in shape," she said.
She explained that, with one exception, the massage shop opened every day.
"The only day we close is Christmas.
"You can start with $100 because it's the bottom of the cookie jar and doesn't get much. " she explains.
"They didn't even undress for it.
But she explained, "You still got something . "A little smile.
However, "If you are looking for the whole shebang", the price for half an hour starts at $200.
Regina police say the number of massage parlors that often sell sex products is growing rapidly, and they can hardly slow that growth.
Detective Tim felazek told the CBC's iTeam that "there has been an increasing number of openings all the time . ".
He said ten years agowere]
Two, three, four.
Now you see 15 to 20.
Filazek added that it is not difficult for us to understand why the sensory massage business here is booming.
"With the prosperity of the economy, more jobs, more people and more disposable income.
We see more and more massage shops open.
He pointed out that "what we can do is a little limited," due to an instruction from the Office of the Crown prosecutor . ".
On December, the Supreme Court declared that the law on prostitution in Canada was not constitutional.
Filazek said the provincial prosecutor had advised the police to stop some prostitution-related charges because there was little hope of a conviction.
A massage parlor that provides sexual services to saleMassage parlours can be found in houses or retail outlets on many of Regina's major arteries, such as Albert, broad and Victoria.
A hidden camera survey by CBC iTeam confirmed that many massage parlors in Regina offer pornographic services in cash.
Filazek said he had secret surgery on several massage parlors, "and the results of the investigation made me sure there was sex going on there.
"The massage parlor is a good place.
Known for prostitution.
Many people are essentially disguised brothels.
"These are really incredible places," explains Benjamin Perrin, UBC law professor who specializes in sex trading.
"We all drove by and said," okay?
Is this a registered massage therapist with neon lights flashing at three in the morning?
We all know this is not what happened there.
But a fiazek survey found that at least some people were surprised.
"We let a man come to us and say, 'You know?
I had a pain in my back and I went to a massage shop and after the massage the lady offered me sexual services in exchange for money.
On December, the Supreme Court ruled that the law on prostitution in Canada was not constitutional.
These laws will remain in force until December 2014, and the federal government has time to draft and pass new legislation.
Still, the Regina Police Department said it was told to stop laying some garbage before the new law was introduced.
"Some senior prosecutors have advised against making these allegations because they will not go far in the court system.
"Filazek told the CBC.
In an email, Justice Department confirmsit advised the spolice services in the provinces to take a different direction.
"In the foreseeable future, the prosecutor's focus will be on those who receive services from sex traders, not sex traders themselves.
Filazek pointed out that even before the Supreme Court ruled, it was difficult to judge a person to run an ordinary bawdy house or live on prostitution.
Police must prove that in a massage shop, sex was sold and the owner of the business was cut off.
Police are still monitoring the massage parlor. The unit is still actively monitoring massage parlors and visiting regularly to determine who is working there, according to philazek.
"We are making sure that the staff at these massage parlors are not underage.
They're not minors.
They work on their own free will.
Filazek explained.
He said more and more massage parlors appear to have led to fewer and fewer women working on the streets.
"I think it's better for the public.
They did not see the girls standing on the corner.
Children returning home from school, they do not pass by street workers or customers driven by street workers when children go out.
"Looking for the prostitution law of workBenjamin Perrin, a UBC law professor specializing in sex Trading, said that the Supreme Court had declared a landmark ruling that the country's prostitution law was not in compliance with the Constitution, finding a new, more effective way for Canada to deal with a very old problem provides
According to Perrin, the current laws in Canada are aimed at harassing prostitution and keeping it from the streets and from the public eye.
The Supreme Court's ruling changed the emphasis on protection, but he said that the Supreme Court found that Canadian law did not meet more important standards, "providing any meaningful protection for victims of prostitution and sexual trafficking.
Perrin says women bear the brunt of criminal law in this part of Canada.
"What you have, in my opinion, is a system that really concentrates criminal sanctions on those who are victims in many cases.
Those who pay for prostitution and sex trade and drive demand are hardly punished.
Most people in prison for prostitution
According to Perrin, the crime is female, and in Canada, 92% of those imprisoned for prostitution are female.
Perrin studied the methods adopted by countries on prostitution.
Legalization, he said, "is a failed social experiment in all the countries we are concerned about.
"The most vulnerable prostitutes have never been in those-
Called the government-
"Approved brothels because they either have sexually transmitted diseases or have mental health problems, which makes it impossible for them to legally enter these brothels," Perrin found . ".
"So the most vulnerable people will never benefit from these people --
Called protection.
"The Nordic model may point the way in 2007, and the standing committee on the status of women in the House of Commons has endorsed the method of conviction of pimps and John, but of providing assistance to prostitutes rather than punishment.
Perrin pointed out, "We also know that the Conservative Party of Canada adopted a policy resolution in October, basically recommending the Swedish model as a national policy.