A committee of the City Council on Monday denied a body works license to a business with links to alleged prostitution in other local communities.

Repose Inc. at 694 Park Ave. was denied the license by a unanimous vote of the Safety Services and Licensing Committee. Along with the body works license, seven women were listed for body works personnel licenses.

The owner of the business, Gina Ruggieri, is linked to other establishments that have been the subject of investigations into alleged prostitution.

She was listed as the registered agent for the The Blissful Oak on Main Street in East Greenwich when police in that town investigated the establishment in 2014. Police said they had received four anonymous complaints regarding prostitution at the establishment, and found it had been posting on Craiglist and Backpage.com, which are often used to advertise sex for a fee under the guise of massage and related services.

After weeks of surveillance, a pair of Warwick police officers scheduled appointments at the business, and one was offered sex in exchange for $60 after receiving a massage. A Providence woman who worked at the establishment was subsequently charged with prostitution.

Pawtucket also recently denied Ruggieri a body works license and shut down her establishment, Simple Serenity, in November. Officials in that city contended prostitution was taking place at Simple Serenity and other similar establishments in the community, pointing to advertisements on adult websites. No criminal charges were pursued.

During Monday’s meeting, Cranston Police Lt. Russell Henry raised questions regarding the application for the license, centered on what he said were incomplete listings of Ruggieri’s employment and criminal histories.

Ward 2 Councilman Donald Botts, who sponsored new rules regarding body works establishments in Cranston in a bid to combat prostitution, also questioned Ruggieri, pointing to past media reports and advertisements he found on multiple websites. While not a sitting member of the committee, he noted that Repose Inc. is located in his ward, and asked his colleagues to deny the license.

“I hope the committee would consider the history here,” Botts said before the vote.

Ruggieri, who was present with her attorney and the women seeking personnel licenses, denied having any involvement in prostitution, and called Respose Inc. a “non-exotic establishment.” She also defended the use of Craiglist, Backpage.com, and similar sites for advertising, saying it is cost effective.

Repose Inc. is still allowed to offer spray tanning services and retail sales. On Tuesday, its Facebook page had been deactivated.