A married couple and their adult son were arrested for allegedly operating a network of at least ten brothels disguised as massage parlors across Santa Clara County, generating a million dollars a year in illegal profits, authorities said.

Binghua Bresee, 52, Joseph Bresee, 77, and Binghua Breesee’s son Jiabao Huang, 30, all of San Jose, are accused of trafficking dozens of women at the brothels, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. The defendants were charged with 26 felonies, including pimping, tax fraud, money laundering and criminal conspiracy.

“The trafficking of human beings has no place in our community, or any other,” said Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen in a statement. “Modern slavery is morally and legally wrong and will be met with no

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