Pimp Claims Massage Parlour is a Church

By: Lawrence Gridin · July 31, 2008 · Filed Under Criminal Law, Humour · 2 Comments 

A Tucson, Arizona pimp has been ordered to repay about $2 million as the proceeds of crime.

The pimp, John A. LaVoie, 52, was found guilty of 22 counts of racketeering.

LaVoie claimed he was a minister of the Church of Liberty, a church he founded. He ran a massage and prostitution business in his Tucson building called Angel’s Heaven.

LaVoie claimed Angel’s Heaven was part of his church, and clients only gave donations.

LaVoie has been ordered to fofeit a $1 million office building, plus $850,000 that he reportedly earned from his prostitution business.

The website for the Massage Parlour/Church is still up. It features pictures and bios of the “angels,” who have names like “Honey Angel” and “Oriental Angel.”

Another page provides descriptions of the spa services, including pricing information: “$59.95 Donation for a half hour of bliss.”

The church’s tag line: “Angel’s Heaven: some say it’s a religious experience!”

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2 Responses to “Pimp Claims Massage Parlour is a Church”

  1. Tim on July 31st, 2008 9:43 pm

    Pimps have clients too. Interesting. Actually, now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense…

  2. jbaz on January 18th, 2009 6:29 pm

    Pimps are pimps people should remember that. Arizona laws need to pass out much harsher sentences on guys like this.

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