This woman always found it amusing to watch male clients come and go from the massage parlor below her apartment. Then one day she tried out these services for herself and was surprised to discover that they also offer 'happy endings' for women: these are truly the days of gender equality.

Santiago Steven Maese, owner of Doll House Escorts, is facing federal charges for running an escort service in which he clearly suggested that his models perform more than massage and accompaniment for their clients. As many 'escort' services operate on the same silent assumptions, this case holds severe implications for the entire escort industry.

The 'Poppy Project', an advocacy group that supports the plight of prostitutes, reports that brothels are being advertised in local newspapers in every borough of the City, and the number of young girls being tricked and forced into providing sexual services in on the rise.

A Chinese woman who does not speak English set up a VIP Spa center to offer massage and other legitimate services to clients in Houston, Texas.

Despite Beijing's efforts to crack down on illegal sex businesses in preparation for the Olympic games, international reporters have had little trouble exposing the country's lucrative sex trade. This report only scratches the surface of what is available in China's sex market, and goes to show the depths of the sex business in Chinese culture.

Around the world, Chinese medicine and massage treatments have garnered a well deserved reputation for providing healthy alternative remedies for everyday stress and sore muscles. However, along with this trend has come a rise in shops that adopt the front of a Chinese massage parlor as a cover for providing illicit sexual services.

Perry Mann, the well-respected adult promoter responsible for the popular 'Exotic Erotic Ball' in San Francisco, has announced a new event to take place in Las Vegas this Labor Day weekend. The theme of the new event, "Strippers and Hustlers", is a tribute to the stripping industry, and will feature products, celebrity appearances, and of course, lots of pole dancing.

The City of Dixon in Northern California is trying to crack down on illicit massage parlors serving as fronts for sex service providers, though a recent attempt at passing legislation that would require licenses, fees, and attire for massage professionals was kicked back to the city counsel for redrafting.

New York seems to be swept up in this ‘Sex and the City’ female sexuality craze that has seen yet another bizarre development in the category of female self-care. A new spa has opened its doors to an exclusively female clientele, primarily due to the fact that it specifically specializes in treatments to rejuvenate and replenish aging vaginas.

Former American actress Joyce Germain's body was found in the basement of an Australian home roughly a week after she was presumed to have died. The description of the scene that awaited police who arrived at the scene was as depraved as anything you'd see in a Hollywood horror film, though perhaps more sexually graphic than what you could get away with under the "R" rating.