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Detectives seek to identify hundreds connected to Waco massage parlor raids

Detectives looked through video from hidden cameras and now want to identify close to 400 people they said were involved in sex acts with human trafficking victims.
Credit: Joseph Scaramucci

The McLennan County Sheriff's Office was looking for as many as 400 people Thursday believed to have had sex with human trafficking victims.

The Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking unit raided two massage parlors in December when they found three people believed to be victims of human trafficking, according to the Sheriff's Office. The massage parlors are at 2509 Washington Dr. and 2625 Waco Dr.

During a search of the evidence seized in those raids, detectives found video from cameras hidden in the massage rooms, according to the Sheriff's Office. Detectives said about 400 people were in the videos engaging in "sex acts" with the trafficking victims.

The sheriff's office said they have identified two people in the still photos released from the video. Officials said the two suspects confessed to the sheriff's office. They have yet to identify the other person in the photo.

Anyone who recognizes the suspects or knows information that could lead to arrests can call Det. Joseph Scaramucci at 254-757-5170 or Det. Derek Russell at 254-757-5114. The sheriff's office also asks that anyone who visited either of the massage parlors to contact either detective in order to resolve the cases.

Credit: Joseph Scaramucci
Credit: Joseph Scaramucci

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