MASON CITY – A woman who entered a guilty plea in a prostitution sting has been given probation.
Mason City police raided a house on Wednesday, February 24, at 546 East State Street, the now-former home of a business known as Asian Body Works. Police served a search warrant as part of an investigation into that business. This led to the arrest of Suling Lu, age 48 of Mason City, for the charge of prostitution, an aggravated misdemeanor.
The department was assisted by the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation and Department of Homeland Security-Investigative Division.
Lu was taken to the Cerro Gordo County Jail, where she was appointed a public defender and a Mandarin Chinese interpreter. On March 28, Lu entered a guilty plea.
As a result of the guilty plea, on May 2, Lu was given 2 years of probation and ordered to pay $765.00 in fines and court fees. She must also submit a DNA sample.
Police said at the time of the raid that the investigation of this case was continuing and more arrests were possible. However, there has been no word on if any “johns” were known or could possibly be arrested, or any new charges whatsoever.
