Investigators with the York Regional Police Special Victims Unit – Sexual Assault Section, have charged a 41-year-old massage therapist in connection with a sexual assault that occurred at a rehabilitation clinic in the City of Markham.

On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, a 28-year-old female contacted police to report that she had been sexually assaulted by a massage therapist during a visit to a rehabilitation clinic on McIntosh Drive, near Woodbine Avenue, on August 9, 2021. The massage therapist at the clinic was arrested and has been charged.

The accused is the owner of the clinic which is currently located on McIntosh Drive. It was previously located at 372 Highway 7 East, Richmond Hill. The accused has been practicing osteopathy since 2015, and massage therapy since 2019. Investigators believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

A sexual assault includes any non-consensual contact of a sexual nature. York Regional Police would like to encourage anyone who feels they may have been a victim of a sexual assault to come forward and report the incident to police. There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences and offenders can be prosecuted well after the date of the offence.