The county’s human trafficking task force shut down two Mountain View massage parlors in early December accused of involvement in human trafficking.
According to a press release from the city of Mountain View, search warrants were executed at Camino Massage, 1328 W. El Camino Real and Relax Day Spa, 1313 W. El Camino Real, on Dec. 3. The Mountain View Police Department and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force made multiple arrests and also identified victims of trafficking in a network of brothels.
City building inspectors deemed both businesses unsafe for occupancy due to alterations that were made without permits. The businesses will not be allowed to operate unless there are repairs made and an inspection is done of the sites, according to the release.
A release from the District Attorney’s Office said a brothel network between multiple businesses was bringing in about a million dollars a year. The effort, called “Operation Family Ties” closed down 10 commercial sex brothels across Gilroy, Morgan Hill, San Jose, Cupertino and Mountain View.
Joseph Bresee, 77, and Binghua Bresee, 52, were identified as a married couple and the leaders of the scheme. One of their adult children, Jiabao Huang, 30, and another co-defendant were also charged. More than $1.25 million of illegal profits were seized or frozen.
The defendants were arraigned on Dec. 5 with a total of 26 felonies that include criminal conspiracy, pimping, money laundering and tax fraud. The three family members have bail set at $1,000,000.
“The trafficking of human beings has no place in our community, or any other,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said. “Modern slavery is morally and legally wrong and will be met with no toleration and – as you can see by the agencies cooperating in this operation – the strictest legal accountability.”
The investigation began in June of 2025 when a police officer in Morgan Hill identified that a massage parlor was being opened by someone using another individual’s name.
More than 40 different women were identified during the investigation. Services were also offered to 18 women discovered during the executions of the search warrants from the DA’s Victim Services Unit, Community Solutions and YWCA.
The county has offered a 24-hour confidential hotline at (877) 363-7238 to report potential cases of human trafficking. To report human trafficking to law enforcement, members of the public can call (408) 792-2700 or email ht****@********ov.org.
