Crime & Safety

Stoughton Woman Charged with “Deriving Support from Prostitution” at Her Three Local Spas, Including One in Canton

Spas in Brockton, Canton and Norwood have been shutdown following an investigation where employees allegedly engaged in prostitution and sold drugs, according to FOX25-TV. These spas are owned by Terry Mussari of Stoughton.

A Stoughton woman will be arraigned in Brockton District Court today, charged with “deriving support from prostitution” at her salons in Brockton, Canton and Norwood, according to FOX25-TV, which broke the story.

Terry Mussari, 45, of Stoughton, owns Aria Day Spa in Brockton, Sparkle Day Spa in Canton (at the Cobb’s Corner Village Shoppes) and Spa Bellissimo in Norwood. FOX 25 said these salons “are advertised as upscale establishments that offer the finest products and services to clients.”

But after an investigation found that masseuses at all three spas allegedly traded “sexual favors for cash” and employees allegedly sold drugs to customers and to other employees, all three spas have been shutdown, FOX25 reports.

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Massachusetts State Police and the FBI raided the three spas Saturday evening as part of the investigation.

Mussari also owned an operated the Spine Stop in Easton, which made headlines in 2003 when a masseuse at the now closed chiropractic clinic and massage parlor was charged with prostitution following an undercover sting, FOX25 reports.

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The Spine Stop was located on Rt. 123 across from Stonehill College in Easton, less than half a mile from where the Aria Day Spa is presently located in Brockton, just over the Brockton-Easton line on the same road.

Mussari “voluntarily surrendered” her chiropractic license in June of 2006, according to the Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure website. According to the licensure website, she currently holds a massage therapy license.


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