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June 12, 2025
LANSING – Today, Jingyu Jin, a 45-year-old Chinese national, was bound over to stand trial in the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County on six felony charges in connection to allegedly being the head of an international human trafficking ring involving commercial sex at illicit massage parlors in Detroit, St. Clair Shores, and Sterling Heights, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Jin was charged in December of 2024 with the following:
“The disturbing reality is that human trafficking continues to exploit vulnerable people throughout our state,” Nessel said. “I am pleased that this case is now headed to trial, as it brings us closer to making it clear Michigan will not be a safe haven for the heinous trafficking trade.”
The alleged ring, among the largest ever uncovered in the State, was discovered following an investigation that began in the summer of 2024. In December of 2024, dozens of law enforcement officers executed search and arrest warrants throughout Wayne and Macomb Counties, liberating several women of Chinese and Korean origin from the alleged trafficking ring.
Jin will next appear in the 16th Circuit Court on June 23 at 1:30 p.m.
Victims of human trafficking or those who have identified someone they think may need help can contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 888-373-7888 or text 233733. This is a national, toll-free hotline that is available to answer calls, texts, and chats from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. All calls are confidential.
More on Attorney General Nessel’s human trafficking initiative can be found at the Attorney General’s website.
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