County detectives said MK Spa on Quentin Street has been shut down after an investigation.
LEBANON, PA — Two Philadelphia women have been charged after Lebanon County detectives said a Lebanon city spa was operating as a house of prostitution, with one defendant also held on an immigration detainer.
Qian Ma, 33, and Ximei Dong, 52, are accused in a case centered on MK Spa at 1033 Quentin St. Authorities said Ma managed the business and Dong provided sexual services for money. The case adds to a broader local push by Lebanon County officials to investigate massage businesses suspected of illegal sex work. Officials said the spa has since been closed.
The charges followed an investigation by the Lebanon County Detective Bureau. According to charging documents, detectives began looking at MK Spa in January while working on a separate case involving what authorities described as an illicit Asian massage parlor. During that investigation, detectives learned prostitution-related activity may also have been happening at MK Spa. Dong later spoke with investigators and said she provided sexual services in exchange for money, according to the documents. Investigators said Dong told them she gave the money to Ma, who was described as the spa manager, so Ma could give it to the “boss.” The documents did not identify that person or explain whether investigators had determined who controlled the business beyond the two women charged.
Ma is charged with one felony count of owning a house of prostitution. Court records show she remained in Lebanon County Prison in lieu of $50,000 bail. Dong is charged with one misdemeanor count of criminal solicitation as an inmate in a house of prostitution, and court records show she remained in Lebanon County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail. The Lebanon County district attorney said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer for Dong. Neither woman is charged with human trafficking in the MK Spa case. Authorities did not report any additional arrests tied to the business, and charging records did not describe the full ownership structure of the spa.
The case comes months after Lebanon County officials announced action against two other massage businesses. In September 2025, the county’s human trafficking task force shut down Smile Spa and New New Spa after investigators said those businesses offered sexual services to customers. District Attorney Pier Hess Graf said in that earlier case that women had traveled to the United States from their home countries and paid thousands of dollars for what they believed would be a legal massage license. Graf said those women were later placed at Asian spas and expected to perform sex acts for money. Authorities have not made the same allegation in the current MK Spa case, and the most recent charging documents do not accuse Ma or Dong of trafficking anyone.
Local reaction also became part of the public record after neighbors described concerns about the business. One resident, identified as Barnes, said women were not allowed to receive service at the spa. “No women allowed in that service at all,” Barnes said, describing an account in which his mother was denied service after entering the business. The comment echoed concerns investigators have raised in other massage parlor cases, where limited customer access and unusual business practices have been cited as warning signs during criminal probes. In this case, officials said the alleged conduct involved paid sexual services inside the Quentin Street business, not a licensed massage operation serving the general public.
The next steps are expected to move through Lebanon County court. Ma faces a felony charge that carries more serious possible penalties than Dong’s misdemeanor count, though both cases remain pending. Prosecutors have not said whether more charges could be filed. ICE’s detainer for Dong means federal immigration authorities have asked local officials to notify them before she is released from local custody. The detainer does not resolve the criminal case and does not replace the pending county charge. Both women remain defendants, and the allegations must be proven in court.
MK Spa is now closed as the case proceeds. The next public milestone will come through court filings or scheduled hearings in Lebanon County, where prosecutors are expected to outline the evidence behind the charges.
Author note: Last updated May 2, 2026.