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Palo Alto Massage Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault
The alleged incident occurred Wednesday at the Spine and Therapy Center at 2504 Ash St., police said.
PALO ALTO, CA — A San Mateo man was arrested last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman during a massage appointment at a business in Palo Alto, police said Monday.
The alleged incident was reported shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Spine and Therapy Center at 2504 Ash St. according to police.
The alleged victim is a woman in her 40s, police said.
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Roy Alberto Melgar,27, was arrested on suspicion of sexual penetration and booked into Santa Clara County jail, police said.
The business terminated Melgar upon learning of the investigation and is cooperating with detectives involved in this case, police said.
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Police said they are not aware of any additional alleged victims tied to Melgar.
No other details about the case were released by police, and a call to the business Monday morning was not immediately returned.
Anyone who may have information about this suspect is asked to call the PAPD’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413.
Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through our free mobile app, downloadable at www.bit.ly/PAPD-AppStore or www.bit.ly/PAPD-GooglePlay.
— Bay City News and Patch Editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report
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