Acupuncturist, 65, Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Battery

Photo courtesy of the San Mateo Sheriff’s Department

By Bay City News Services

San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 65-year-old oriental medical doctor Monday on suspicion of sexual battery during an acupuncture massage, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies arrested Redwood City resident Randall Neustaedter at about 11 a.m. Monday at his office at 1779 Woodside Road in unincorporated Redwood City.

Neustaedter allegedly assaulted a 27-year-old woman last month during an acupuncture massage. The victim said after a series of acupuncture treatments with Neustaedter, he allegedly offered her a massage, according to the sheriff’s office.

She accepted and during the massage, Neustaedter allegedly touched the victim’s genitals deliberately and inappropriately, deputies said.

Deputies booked Neustaedter into the Maguire Correctional Facility on two counts of a forcible act of sexual penetration.

Neustaedter posted $200,000 bail and will be arraigned on Aug. 21 in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies said there may be other victims in the case and are asking anyone who may be a victim of Neustaedter to call San Mateo County sheriff’s Detective Scott Berberian at (650) 363-4051 or by email at sberberian@smcgov.org.

A call to Neustaedter’s office Wednesday went unanswered. According to his website, cure-guide.com, Neustaedter graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a major in English literature and creative writing and completed medical training at the San Francisco College of Acupuncture.

The website says Neustaedter has also written several books on children’s health issues and pediatric practices, including one on vaccines.