A massage therapist of Cuban origin was arrested and charged with sexual assault after inappropriately touching a client at a Massage Envy establishment in Kendall, in southwest Miami-Dade.
Although the incident dates back to May, the man appeared this week in the county criminal court.
According to the arrest report -cited by America Tevé- the victim fell asleep after the massage, and at that moment, the man inserted his fingers into the woman's vagina.
The detained man, 57 years old and identified as Rigoberto Cadavieco, was arrested after authorities received a report from the woman, who stated that in May she went to a Massage Envy establishment located in a shopping plaza on 90th Street and 107th Avenue in the southwest of the county, where she received a massage from the accused.
The victim, who is 45 years old, reported that after the session she fell asleep, and when she woke up, she noticed that she was being touched.
Upon being arrested, the man denied the allegation; however, traces of the accused's DNA were found in the victim's intimate areas after being subjected to analysis.
Cadavieco appeared in court this Thursday charged with sexual assault, and his defense requested that a standard bail be set for him.
Since the alleged victim is over 18 years old and there were no injuries, a bail of 10,000 dollars was imposed on Cadavieco.
Additionally, while the case remains open, the accused will not be able to work as a masseur.
Background
In the last year and a half, at least two other similar cases involving Cubans and Massage Envy locations have come to light.
At the end of June, a 53-year-old massage therapist of Cuban origin was arrested by Miami police, allegedly for touching the intimate parts of a woman during a massage and then offering her money to keep quiet about what had happened.
In that case, the accused, Jorge Cardenio Destrades Llanes, was arrested at the Massage Envy located in Mary Brickell Village at 900 S. Miami Ave.
When questioned by the police, the masseur defended himself by arguing that he felt the 28-year-old woman who was his client was seducing him, and "it was then that he may have touched her vagina unintentionally."
In February of last year, another Cuban masseur, 47 years old and identified as Danis Delgado, was accused of an alleged sexual assault at a Massage Envy location in the city of Hollywood, in Broward County.
The incident occurred on January 22, 2021, and was reported to the police afterward. The arrest report was submitted on May 13, 2022. Although the man moved to Texas, he was arrested in that state and extradited to Broward.
The victim told the police that she stayed in her underwear for the massage and covered herself with towels. According to the woman, everything was normal for the first 45 minutes, but then Danis Delgado allegedly asked if he could massage the inner part of her thighs, to which she would have agreed.
Shortly after, the masseur made inappropriate touches and caresses on different parts of her body, while making comments and asking questions.
The alleged victim claimed that she didn't tell the staff what had happened because she didn't feel comfortable talking about it. She decided to report the incident to the Police and the Health Department after speaking with her boyfriend and a friend.
"Massage Envy is committed to promoting a safe environment for members, guests, and service providers at each of the approximately 1,100 franchised locations across the country. We urge anyone who experiences anything other than a safe and quality massage to report it immediately to the franchise location so it can be investigated," said a spokesperson for the business.
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