For the first time, the City of Bloomington is regulating an industry that it says has been a source for sex trafficking and other illicit behavior.

A number of massage therapists in the city pushed back, claiming they were being unfairly held in suspicion. They also took exception to proposed annual fees and language referring to dress code, individual therapists’ personal information and physical characteristics.

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