Crime & Safety
Winchester Masseuse Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Clients
The man was convicted of multiple charges, including rape, for what he did while working as a masseuse at Winchester Wellness Center.
WINCHESTER, MA — A Lynn man convicted of sexually assaulting four women while working as a licensed masseuse at the Winchester Wellness Center was sentenced Wednesday to at least nine years in prison.
Alexander Osher, 50, was found guilty Monday by a Middlesex Superior Court Jury of rape, assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14. He was sentenced to five to seven years in State Prison on the rape charge, two to four years from and after on the charge of assault with intent to rape and one year to one year and a day from and after on each count of indecent assault and battery on a person over the age of 14, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
Complaints against Osher came from Dec. 15, 2016 to Jan. 16, 2017. Women told police that they were inappropriately touched by Osher during their massages.
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Osher was arrested Jan. 18, 2017.
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