State suspends Pittsburgh massage therapist accused of molesting patient

PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania state Board of Massage Therapy has suspended a Pittsburgh massage therapist who is accused of molesting a patient last fall.

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According to investigators with the state Board of Massage Therapy, a woman walked into Massage Heights in Bakery Square last October for a 90-minute massage.

The woman told investigators that during the massage, the massage therapist touched her in private areas and she told him, “Please stop.” The report said she paid for her massage and then reported the incident to the spa later that night.

The state board was contacted. A month later, an investigator interviewed the massage therapist about the alleged incident. According to the investigator’s report, the massage therapist admitted he had touched the woman inappropriately, saying, “I did what she said I did.” He also said the woman was giving “mixed signals,” adding there was no excuse for what he did and that he “simply used poor judgement,” the report said.

The state board released the following statement to Channel 11 News:

Attempts to speak with the regional manager of Massage Heights and the massage therapist were unsuccessful.

Pittsburgh police said there is no criminal investigation at this time.

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