An Adams County man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on suspicion of managing a website that offered reviews of Colorado massage parlors operating as fronts for prostitution.
The site also promoted the parlors’ illicit services and solicited hundreds of dollars in fees for advertisements, according to the indictment.
The FBI says some of the parlors are suspected of being involved in human sex trafficking.
David Warmack, 57, was arrested Friday on suspicion of 20 counts of using a facility of interstate commerce to promote a business enterprise involving prostitution. Colorado’s U.S. attorney’s office Tuesday announced Warmack’s arrest and indictment.
The website promoted parlors throughout the Denver area, including ones in Golden, Aurora, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Aurora and Parker, the release said. Five of the locations were put out of business as part of the investigation.
Warmack is accused of using the site, which he operated from August 2011 to last July, to help facilitate bringing workers from other states.
On the site, Warmack posted about sexual services he solicited at the massage parlors, writing reviews of specific prostitutes and posting sexually suggestive photos of the women to attract business, the indictment says.
The reviews also included the addresses of the massage parlors and “operational procedures” of the parlors, including their “door fees,” according to the indictment.
If convicted, Warmack faces up to five years in federal prison for each of the 20 counts.
