NEW ULM – The operator of a New Ulm massage parlor has been charged with prostitution.

Yanping Wang, age 52, who lives at 5 S. Minnesota St. and operates Day Therapy Massage at the same address, was arrested and charged after New Ulm Police received a tip that acts of prostitution were being conducted at the business, according to information from the police department.

An undercover operation was conducted by the New Ulm Police, Nicollet County Sheriff’s Department and the Mankato Department of Public Safety. The investigation concluded March 30.

As a result of the investigation, Wang was arrested and later charged with one count of gross misdemeanor prostitution.

The investigation was made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Woman’s Foundation to combat prostitution.