Members of a San Jose family have been charged with multiple felonies, and more than a dozen women were rescued after authorities said they busted an alleged $1 million network of brothels.
According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, 77-year-old Joseph Bresee, his wife 52-year-old Binghua Bresee and Binghua’s son, 30-year-old Jiabao Huang, were among those arrested in a multi-agency operation dubbed “Operation Family Ties.” The family and their co-conspirators were charged with 26 felonies, including conspiracy, pimping, money laundering and tax fraud.
Prosecutors said the network consisted of at least 10 commercial sex brothels in Santa Clara County. The alleged brothels, which were posing as massage parlors, were operating in Cupertino, Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Mountain View and San Jose…