East Cobb Massage Envy Site of Alleged Sexual Misconduct

The East Cobb franchise of a nationally-known massage therapy business is under fire after allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct at the business came to light.

WSB-TV talked to two women who say they were molested by massage therapists at the Massage Envy located at 3000 Windy Hill Rd. One of the women, a former receptionist at the location, said she was molested by therapist Brandon Knox during what she thought was a routine employee-on-employee massage, which regularly occurred when business was slow.

The former receptionist is suing both Knox and Massage Envy for the incident. Knox has pleaded guilty to criminal battery, a misdemeanor.

Another woman who did not wish to be identified said that she was also molested by a therapist who had previously been in trouble for misconduct.

The station reports that seven other Massage Envy franchises in Georgia are facing similar sexual misconduct allegations. A Patch article out of Illinois says that a Massage Envy therapist in that state was recently arrested for allegedly massaging a client’s crotch without permission.

Massage Envy released a statement saying that they had terminated 15 franchises in previous years for sexual misconduct allegations, and stressed its tough hiring standards, thorough training program, and zero tolerance policy on sexual misconduct.