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GLEN COVE, Long Island (WABC) --

The 28-year-old victim told police it happened behind closed doors during a regularly scheduled massage appointment. Detectives say the woman was shocked when the therapist began fondling her.
Glen Cove Police Lieutenant John Nagle told Eyewitness News, "During the massage, the complainant stated that the massage therapist, identified as 30-year-old Erick...

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TEMPE, AZ - Scottsdale-based Massage Envy's CEO said he plans to release a comprehensive plan next week to better protect clients from sexual assaults in treatment rooms.

The announcement comes just days after a BuzzFeed national investigation found...

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December 2, 2017, 11:42 am

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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan talks to DeKalb County officials about identity thief and consumer fraud on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Barsema Hall on the Campus of Northern Illinois University.

In response to a Buzzfeed News investigation that revealed...

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December 3, 2017, 12:02 pm

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SIOUX CITY | On the evening of Aug. 30, an undercover Sioux City Police detective walked into Red Dragon Body Therapy on Hamilton Boulevard and paid for a massage.


During the course of his visit, the female massage therapist agreed to perform a sex act...

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December 3, 2017, 12:02 pm

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By Krystal Newton

Clearly people over 55 are discovering the health benefits of regular massage therapy. In the past year, about 9 million people 55 or older had a total of 39 million massages, according to the American Massage Therapy Association. Most were for medical purposes.

As people age, they often start to slow down and may get overtaken by chronic conditions such as arthritis or other age-related illnesses. Sometimes old injuries start to cause problems. Everyone ages on a...

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December 4, 2017, 1:32 am

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A train station in northeast China has swapped its waiting room seats for electronic massage chairs, Chinese media reported.

Dalian North Station in Liaoning province is the first railway station in the country to install the massage chairs for its customers, according to the reports.

Chinese blind masseur grapples with thief, forcing him to flee

The service was...

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December 4, 2017, 1:32 am

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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan talks to DeKalb County officials about identity theft and consumer fraud May 29, 2014, in Barsema Hall at Northern Illinois University.

In response to a BuzzFeed News investigation that revealed more than 180...

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December 4, 2017, 2:42 pm

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Buzzfeed says 180 people have filed sexual-assault lawsuits or complaints against Scottsdale-based Massage Envy, its franchises and their employees. Wochit

When told about the abuse, company employees turned away police and failed to report incidents to regulators, they say....

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December 5, 2017, 3:22 am

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DENVER -- The owner of a Downtown Denver massage studio is taking a stand against the sexual accusations at Massage Envy.

"This has damaged our industry," said Sandy Stroehmann, owner of Elixir Mind Body Massage.

Stroehmann wrote a letter to her customers about the scandal after a...

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December 5, 2017, 3:42 pm

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I find it frustrating when massage therapists blast other massage therapists on social media about their “unscientific techniques.”


They rant about how they only use evidence-based practices to justify their choice of treatments. If others question their evidence, they cite massage research that fits their model of proof.

Take Time with Massage...

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December 5, 2017, 3:42 pm

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The largest massage franchise in the United States announced Tuesday it is implementing more stringent background checks for its massage therapists after dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct.

Massage Envy, which has more than 1,100 franchises in 49 states, also said it is partnering with Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, or RAINN,...

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December 6, 2017, 3:53 am

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Officials at Arizona-based Massage Envy said Tuesday that reports of sexual misconduct at its franchise spas are “heartbreaking” and the company is strengthening screening and reporting procedures.

The release of a six-point plan by the national company based in Scottsdale follows an investigative report last week by BuzzFeed News.


Massage Envy CEO Joe Magnacca...

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Woman sues Massage Envy over sexual assault
Massage Envy will roll out reforms after its workers were repeatedly accused of sexual assault.


The national massage chain said Tuesday that it will strengthen background checks for its massage therapists and help customers report misconduct to authorities.

Massage Envy will also work with the Rape,...

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December 6, 2017, 4:12 pm

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“What happens in this room stays in this room.”

That’s what a massage therapist said to his client moments after sexually assaulting her during a session at his Roseville business this fall, authorities say.

Gary Lee Sarppo, 59, was charged Wednesday with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in the alleged conduct after police arrested him at Massage...

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December 6, 2017, 4:12 pm

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Officials at Arizona-based Massage Envy said Tuesday that reports of sexual misconduct at its franchise spas are "heartbreaking" and the company is strengthening screening and reporting procedures.

The release of a six-point plan by the national company based in Scottsdale follows an investigative report last week by BuzzFeed News, which found more than 180 women have...

Massage Envy says it's "shaken" by reported sexual assaults - CBS News

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December 7, 2017, 4:22 am

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ROSEVILLE, Minn. (KMSP) - A 59-year-old massage therapist has been charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly touching a woman inappropriately during a massage session.

According to the criminal complaint, the woman had been seeing Gary Lee Sarppo of New Brighton as her massage therapist for two years at Massage Rejuvenation in Roseville,...

Roseville massage therapist charged for inappropriately touching ... - KMSP-TV

Milford police: 5 massage parlors issued stop-work orders - CT Post

December 7, 2017, 4:42 pm

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MILFORD — Five massage parlors in Milford were issued stop-work orders Wednesday from the State of Connecticut Department of Labor.


Ginko Health Spa at 522 Boston Post Road, VIP Health Spa at 232 Boston Post Road, Merritt Massage at 465 Bridgeport Ave., Lotus Foot Spa at 67 Turnpike Square and Salubrious Spa at 517 New Haven Ave. were ordered to temporarily stop business.


Staff members of the State of Connecticut...

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December 7, 2017, 4:42 pm

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A woman who accused a Coral Gables Massage Envy masseur of sexual assault has filed a civil lawsuit in Miami-Dade circuit court against that franchise’s owner.

The suit charges that First World Financial Corp.’s negligence in hiring and business practices cleared the way for the alleged March 12 sexual assault by licensed massage therapist David Egusquiza at the Massage Envy located at 256 Miracle Mile. The suit says it seeks compensation for the woman’s “injury and expense, including but...

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December 8, 2017, 6:12 pm

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Walter Eugene Brazington, Jr., an “apostle and prophet” for the All Nations Evangelistic Team, is charged in Tulsa County with attempting to “encourage, induce or persuade women to become inmates of a house of prostitution.”

The 55-year-old preacher used the same phone number for his ministry and to recruit women for the house of prostitution he operated under the guise...

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December 8, 2017, 6:12 pm

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – On Mother’s Day, 2011, a woman went to a Massage Envy in Laguna Beach for a special holiday treat.

Initially, her massage was routine. But the woman claims that midway through, she “heard heavy breathing and the sound of clanking metal” from her massage therapist’s belt.

He then “made a forceful movement with his hands” and pulled her underwear “down all the way to her knees,” according to the woman’s account. He then tried to climb up onto the table.

She jumped...

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