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By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
On April 15, 2016, law enforcement authorities executed a search warrant at Accu Therapy Massage, a massage parlor in Odessa, Texas, suspected of offering customers illicit sexual favors for money, Odessa Police said. A 48-year-old woman was suspected of soliciting an undercover Odessa police detective at the massage parlor and was arrested, a police spokesman said. The suspect was arrested on a single misdemeanor count of prostitution.

The Undercover Sting.

Undercover detectives entered the business and were approached by a female employee who attempted to sell them sexual favors, a police official involved in the ongoing investigation said. The unidentified woman propositioned two officers and quoted each of them between $120 and $200 for her services.

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By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
On June 24, 2016, a South Florida massage therapist was charged with sexual battery after being accused of assaulting a client during a session in February 2016. The therapist who allegedly worked at Chi Spa in Pompano Beach, Florida, pleaded not guilty on charges of sexual battery on a person older than 18 without violence.

The Complaints.

According to police reports, at least three women claimed to have been inappropriately touched during massage appointments at Chi Spa. Police said the spa’s owner said she was aware of one incident because the woman called to ask for her money back and complained about “too much touching.”

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