San Clemente Massage Therapist Accused of Sexual Battery

A massage therapy business owner in San Clemente previously charged with molesting two victims pleaded not guilty today to inappropriately touching four more women.

Ping Li, 51, of San Clemente, now faces six misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.

Li, who is out of custody on $100,000 bail, owned and operated Massage Clover in San Clemente. However, he has been ordered by a judge to no longer work as a massage therapist, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Li was previously accused of “inappropriately” touching a co-worker and a client four times between June 4 and Oct. 4, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s office. Four more victims came forward after seeing news reports about case against Li.

Anyone with information helpful to the case is asked to call deputies at (714) 647-7418 or the District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit at (714) 647- 7418 or Supervising District Attorney Investigator Paul Carvo at (714) 834- 7538.

Li could face up to three years in jail if convicted.

PHOTO Courtesy the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

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