misdemeanor. i mean there are guy is being held out as public enemy number one for a misdemeanor. and i ve the person who should be on the front page of the newspapers are whomever subjected women to human trafficking, if that s what took place. he s become the fall guy. let me read you a quote from the new york times which did a big investigation in nao what s been going on in florida over the weekend. i don t believe they were told, these are the women, they were going to work in the massage par lows seven days a week, having unprotected sex with unto 1,000 men a year with the we saw them eating on hot plates in the back. there were no washing machines. they were sleeping on mat sage table the massage tables. i wouldn t call it prostitute, it was a rescue operation. the monsters are the men. joe lockhart, what s your take sorry, michaelal. quickly, go ahead, mike zblal that s abhorrent. what do you want them to do? pick up the phone and call the police. they don t it if they
women from china were subjected to some very difficult conditions inside, forced to work as basically modern day sex slaves. take a listen. it was clear that multiple women were working and living inside the spas. they were cooking on the back steps of the business. they were sleeping on the massage tables. they had no access to transportation. reporter: the sheriff goes on to say this was a massive multimonth, multiagency investigation. believe it or not, it actually started as one red flag that came from a health inspector back in july who visited an area spa and noticed an indication that people were living at that location. they started asking questions and that eventually led to the arrest of at least seven operators of these locations and charges filed against about 200 johns. and that includes robert kraft. back to you guys.
of course we re outside one of them which is where police say robert kraft visited on at least two occasions. his spokesperson has denied that mr. kraft did anything illegal. i should mention though that as we wait for more from authorities, we re learning really a bit more about what is happening inside of these locations. the women mainly adult aged women from china were subjected to some very difficult conditions inside, forced to work as basically modern day sex slaves. take a listen. it was clear that multiple women were working and living inside the spas. they were cooking on the back steps of the business. they were sleeping on the massage tables. they had no access to transportation. reporter: the sheriff goes on to say this was a massive multimonth, multiagency investigation. believe it or not, it actually started as one red flag that came from a health inspector
among more than 100 people whose names have been released by police. the massage parlor first raised suspicions when a health inspector discovered suitcases, unusual stashes of clothing, food, and bedding at the spa, and they say the women who worked there seemed particularly nervous, according to investigators. in the months that followed, the investigation revealed that women were all but being held hostage, their passports taken away, and forced to eat off hot plates and sleep on the massage tables. here s cnn s polo sandoval. reporter: today this jupiter, florida, day spa is drawing a steady stream of smiling picture takers. it s a spa, police say, new england patriots owner robert kraft and dozens more men went to solicit sex. a spokesman for kraft denies he engaged in any illegal activity, and cnn has been unable to reach the owners for comment, but police say what really happened inside this massage parlor is
a leadership ability. but in terms of the character, that s a matter of determination. yeah, i m sad to say that, but that s a matter of how all this plays out. now, with respect to the governor and the lieutenant governor, i think this is a matter of them on an ongoing basis being very clear about what they did and what they re committed to doing going forward. but this is a very difficult situation in virginia. very difficult, and hard to believe, after all of this scandal, that all three of those men remain in office and it appears they will remain in office for the foreseeable future. cornell brooks, your perspective on this was terrific, we so appreciate you being here, thank you. thank you. women forced to sleep on massage tables and eat off hot plates. the disturbing details about the sex trafficking sting that ensnared patriots owner robert kraft. and more on a developing story this hour, president trump