Quote Originally Posted by VFlowers View Post
The valid reason is to get a massage in a massage shop...

And they can 'charge' you with a lot of stuff, but they have to prove it in court, and a judge/magistrate has to find you guilty.

If you are having a beer in a bar which is also being used to sell illegal drugs or firearms, for illegal gambling in the one of the backrooms or whatever, that doesn't mean that you are part-taking in criminal activity or had any intent to do so.
As the charge is "found in or leaving after having been in a place, that provides unlawful prostitution", technically that's the only thing they need to prove. You don't need to be busted in the act. If you were then they could throw another charge at you for "partaking in illegal prostitution".

In saying all that, the question I was answering asked if it was illegal just to be in a shop and if you can be arrested for just being there. Mud sticks, so depending on your employer, if they found out you had to go to court for this, it could potentially do damage to your working career, whether you were found guilty or not.