Two women arrested in North Strabane prostitution sting sentenced to probation
Two women accused of helping to run a prostitution ring through two spas in North Strabane Township pleaded no contest Monday to lesser charges and were each given probation.
Saizhu Ouyang, 50, of McKeesport, and Ying Luo, 53, of Houston, Pa., both appeared before President Judge Valarie Costanzo in Washington County Court of Common Pleas and entered no contest pleas.
Ouyang pleaded no contest to misdemeanor promoting prostitution, according to her attorney Dennis Popojas, while Luo’s defense attorney, David Shrager, said she pleaded to one misdemeanor count of possessing an instrument of crime. Constanzo immediately sentenced both to serve six months on probation.
A third woman who appeared in court, 54-year-old Jing Wang of Canonsburg, asked for a continuance, according to attorney Blaine Jones II.
“We’re still working diligently to find the best outcome for our client,” Jones said.
The three women – along 61-year-old Walter Mock Jr. of North Strabane – were charged in January 2025 with running the prostitution enterprise at the two spas at 142 McClelland Road and Wan Spa at 2215 Hill Church Houston Road in the township. The investigation began Oct. 1, 2024, after police received multiple tips about the spas and officers saw “a high volume of male patrons coming to and from” both locations, according to court documents. North Strabane police officers and state police troopers raided the establishments on Jan. 23, 2025, and arrested multiple people.
Wang and Mock were accused of being the “organizers and principals” of the alleged illicit businesses, according to court documents. Mock pleaded guilty in July to one misdemeanor charge of promoting prostitution and was sentenced by Costanzo to serve 12 months on probation.