A 66-year-old Atlantic City man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into illegal activity at a Wilmington massage business.
On July 29, 2025, detectives from the New Castle County Division of Police’s Drug and Human Trafficking Investigations Team, in coordination with the Delaware Department of Justice’s Human Trafficking Unit, took Edward Yazbeck into custody. The arrest follows a two-month investigation that began in May 2025.
Yazbeck was identified as the owner of JJ Massage Therapy Spa, located at 4 Garden of Eden Road. According to investigators, the spa employed female workers who offered illicit sexual acts to clients in exchange for money.
Authorities notified the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation about the incident. Female workers encountered during the investigation were referred to the New Castle County Police Department’s Victim Services Unit for support and assistance.
Yazbeck was transported to New Castle County Police headquarters and formally charged with one felony count of promoting prostitution in the second degree, one misdemeanor count of criminal nuisance, and one misdemeanor count of operating an unlicensed massage establishment.
He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 11 and subsequently committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $13,000 cash bail.
