The owner of an Erie, Pa.-based fitness and spa business and three of her family members have been charged with operating a commercial sex ring under the guise of a legitimate fitness enterprise.
As reported by Erie News Now, Pennsylvania attorney general Dave Sunday indicated that Tina Silveus, owner of Totally You Fitness and Spa, her children Keyvon Silveus and Corrine Wilcott, and her son-in-law Roscoe Carroll Sr. are all facing multiple felony charges, including corrupt organizations, promoting prostitution, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, and conspiracy.
The owner of an Erie, Pa.-based fitness and spa business and three of her family members have been charged with operating a commercial sex ring under the guise of a legitimate fitness enterprise.
As reported by Erie News Now, Pennsylvania attorney general Dave Sunday indicated that Tina Silveus, owner of Totally You Fitness and Spa, her children Keyvon Silveus and Corrine Wilcott, and her son-in-law Roscoe Carroll Sr. are all facing multiple felony charges, including corrupt organizations, promoting prostitution, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, and conspiracy.
In addition, 52 alleged sex buyers tied to the operation have been charged. Those cases will be prosecuted by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, the news outlet reported.
“This proposed fitness center was actually a highly organized commercial sex-selling operation,” said Sunday, as reported by Erie News Now. “The defendants exploited vulnerable individuals, those facing homelessness or addiction, and trained them not to disclose the nature of the work.”
A grand jury found that between 2016 and 2024, as many as 30 individuals were employed at the business as commercial sex workers. Despite being presented to the public as massage therapists, none of the employees held valid massage therapy licenses, Erie News Now reported.
The grand jury investigation revealed that employees were given stage names, paid primarily through tips for sexual services, and instructed to avoid disclosing the true nature of their work or income.
According to Erie News Now, police executing a search warrant found a customer logbook, condoms and other materials associated with commercial sex activity.
“These arrests are part of our continued effort to confront and dismantle the cycle of exploitation created by commercial sex tracking,” said Erie County district attorney Elizabeth Hirz, as reported by Erie News Now. “We are committed to investigating both the suppliers and the demand side of these criminal enterprises.”
