City officials discovered an unlicensed body rub parlour operating next to a Christian centre in downtown London.

Bylaw officers launched an inspection blitz of body rub parlours across the city Wednesday after they were tipped off that one had illegally set up shop at 357 Wellington St.

Licensing enforcement officers, along with police, firefighters and health inspectors, swooped in on Five Senses Spa shortly before 11 a.m.

“This is not an approved location in our business licensing bylaw for a body rub parlour,” city bylaw boss Orest Katolyk said.

Defined as premises that provide services appealing to erotic sexual appetites or inclinations, body rub parlours in London are capped at seven.

All seven were inspected Wednesday, said Katolyk, who was tight-lipped on the results of the blitz.

“Currently I’m not able to comment any further, as the investigation continues,” he said.

Const. Ken Steeves confirmed police assisted in the inspections but couldn’t immediately say whether any charges were laid.

Located across from Citi Plaza, Five Senses Spa operates out of a three-storey building that also houses the Christian Science Reading Room.

Calls to the business weren’t returned Wednesday night.

An online listing for the parlour displays photos of nearly a dozen young women, all Asian. “Our young, pretty and sexy attendants are knowledgable and specialized in their respective area,” the ad says.

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