A Utah man accused of trafficking women for sex is suing the police department that arrested him, alleging the since-dropped charges were a fallacy that stemmed from the arresting officer’s “stereotypical generalizations regarding ‘Asian culture.''
The mass arrest ended as a “mass embarrassment” for police when charges were dropped, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit alleges that Ferreri’s only “crime” was being “married to a Chinese woman” who worked at massage businesses, where he would drop her off and pick her up from work. Neither American Fork nor the city’s police department responded to multiple requests for comment from The Salt Lake Tribune regarding the case.The investigation into Ferreri reportedly began in December 2020, after a “concerned citizen” saw Ferreri’s truck pick up a “Chinese girl” from a local massage parlor called Sunflower Massage and drive to a home in Lindon, according to a search warrant affidavit quoted in the lawsuit.
Officers had also gone undercover into Sunflower and Relax Wood in October 2020 and February 2021, where they were allegedly offered sex acts in exchange for money. Lott wrote that officers denied these solicitations, but were able to identify masseuses based on these encounters. Police booked him into jail on suspicion of a misdemeanor count of aiding prostitution and a felony count of pattern of unlawful activity.
Ferreri couldn’t have been uncooperative about the search warrant because he wasn’t at home when it was served, the lawsuit states. It also asserts Ferreri did not lie to police. Porter said that language was chosen to “imply he’s with some minor.” Lott also relied on “stereotypical generalizations” about massage parlors, Asian women and Asian culture — with no reference to specific businesses — to build his case, the lawsuit said.
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