(Wilmington, DE 19803) On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police’s Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team, with assistance from the Delaware Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit, arrested 66-year-old Edward Yazbeck of Atlantic City, New Jersey, following an investigation that began in May 2025.

Yazbeck was identified as the owner of JJ Massage Therapy Spa, located at 4 Garden of Eden Road in Wilmington. The investigation revealed that multiple clients received massages from female workers who then offered illicit sexual acts in exchange for money.

As a result of the investigation, the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation was notified regarding the incident involving this business. The female workers contacted inside the spa were referred to the New Castle County Police Department’s Victim Services Unit, which provides support and resources to individuals affected by cases like this.

Edward Yazbeck was then transported to New Castle County Police headquarters and charged with the following offenses:

•             One felony count of promoting prostitution, second degree

•             One misdemeanor count of criminal nuisance

•             One misdemeanor count of an unlicensed massage establishment

Edward Yazbeck was arraigned at the Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to the Howard Young Correctional Institution after failing to pay $13,000.00 cash bail.

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