YuYu Spa, which employed Cheng, charges walk-in customers $25 for a one-hour massage. For home service, there is an additional $5 fee.
Those who know her described Cheng as “petite, pretty and voluptuous.”
They said they never saw the governor walked into the spa but the 28-year-old Cheng herself talked about giving massages to the governor every now and then.
“She was proud of it,” a source said.
Cheng and 23 other Chinese nationals have been indicted for attempting to illegally enter Guam.
Cheng was one of the two ringleaders of the group, federal prosecutors said.
Residents who spoke to the Variety on condition of anonymity said the governor is not the only one who should give an explanation to the public.
They said Department of Corrections Commissioner Dolores M. Aldan, Capt. Georgia Cabrera, Capt. Arnold K. Seman and Officer Abigail Borja should also be held liable for their actions.
“I hope these four won’t bill the government overtime or comp time for bringing the jailed masseuse to the governor’s house. That’s not fair,” a government employee who asked not to be named said.
It could not be immediately verified with the Department of Finance if the four filed overtime for bringing the detained masseuse to the governor’s residence.
According to the governor’s statement to the public, he “tried to reach Qingmei Cheng and found that she was in custody.”
“I spoke with the Department of Corrections commissioner and asked her to get in contact with the attorney general,” he added.
Residents wonder how the governor found out that Cheng was in custody.
“Who told him that she’s in jail? Did he call her? Did she have a cell phone in jail and she called him? Did she ask someone to tell the governor she’s in jail?” one of them asked, and added that the governor’s phone records should be examined.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Cheng was taken out of jail at around 3 a.m. on Jan. 8.
The governor said on KSPN 2 that he never ordered the masseuse to be taken to his house.
But in his written statement he said: “I made this request because this was an unusual situation where I needed to address the extraordinary pain I was experiencing and also wanted to follow proper procedures before a detainee is released from custody, even if only temporarily.”
Residents are wondering how long the massage took place and if the governor gave her a tip.
They are also questioning Aldan’s security policy at the prison facility.
The federal court has scheduled a Feb. 17 evidentiary hearing on the scandal that residents have dubbed as “massage-gate.”
