Six more charged in massage parlor raids

? Six more people were charged Saturday in connection with an alleged prostitution ring being operated out of Johnson County massage parlors.

District Attorney Phill Kline charged five people with promoting prostitution: Wei Shi, 45, of Olathe; Nai Yan Wang, 44, of Fremont, Calif.; Feng Qi, 46, of Monterey Park, Calif.; Wei Qi, 44, and Peng Zhang, 42, both of Overland Park. Shumei Qi, 47, of Fremont, Calif., was charged with prostitution.

The six are scheduled to have their first court appearances on Monday.

Federal officials on Friday charged four people with bringing women from China to the Kansas City area for prostitution. They claim the women worked in a series of strip mall massage parlors.

Fifteen women were taken in a series of raids at 12 businesses and four homes.

The women, who have not been charged with any crimes, are being taken care of and questioned about the businesses, authorities said.