The owner will not really come to trial and if he / she does, will say that he had no idea the place was being used for sex acts.
It is called comtempt when you don't appear for a summons. Either party can summons owners, co-workers, really anyone that can provide info to support their position.
I've read the statement of defense as it is public record and the defense admits to providing sexual services at the massage parlours.
I have spoken to my attorney, he is not involved in thus matter.
It seems that there is an underlying factor because a written agreement carries heavy weight in the courts. The fact that their is no documentation that the original agreement has been satisfied puts a heavy burden on the defense and may not be worth their while. Most reputable attorneys would say the same.
I've known my attorney for at least 30 years, he handles my business affairs, only once did he have to go to court on our behalf. A customer owed us money and decided to not show, so my attorney obtained default judgement and turned the debt into a personal obligation. He found out that the CRA was owed $30k, so he said we would have to wait until that was satisfied until we could pursue.
I have since taken every bad paying customer to court, just for the slight chance that the customer doesn't appear and then I can put the debt against their name. It is inexpensive to file and a lot less aggravation then repeated calls. I do this after I send a demand letter.
The statement of defense also mentions marriage, maybe the john soiled her good reputation and this is the 1800's.
Guys don't realize that sometimes you think your helping someone out, this can lead to serious issues.
Say you claim that a girls works for you and the company calls for reference, by stating something that is untrue can put you on the hook. You never know what can come down the pipe.