Yarmouth doctor accused of sex trafficking and running illegal massage businesses

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A Yarmouth doctor has been charged with sex trafficking after police say he ran an illegal massage business that served as a front for prostitution.

Peter O’Donnell Cumberland County Jail

Peter O’Donnell, 68, was arrested Thursday after police executed search warrants at 475 US Route 1 in Freeport, and a medical office at 60 Forest Hills Drive in Yarmouth.

A medical license listed for O’Donnell lists the same Yarmouth address and describes it as a family practice.

Freeport police said in a statement Friday that his business, A. Envy in Freeport, “served as a front for prostitution, whereby O’Donnell recruited and employed individuals to provide sexual services for clients.”

During the investigation, police identified two people suspected of being victims of human trafficking, police said.

“Sex trafficking remains a serious problem across the country and Maine is not immune. This case highlights how some individuals abuse power, wealth or influence to exploit others,” the statement said.

O’Donnell’s arrest followed an investigation by Freeport and Brunswick police that officials said was extensive and aimed at “dismantling networks involved in both sex and labor trafficking and providing necessary resources and support to the victims.”

O’Donnell’s bail was set at $2,500 and his arraignment is scheduled for January 7.

According to his medical license with the state medical board, he received his medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean in 1986 and has no disciplinary history in Maine.