Massage Therapist Accused Of Sexual Assault At Somerset County Spa

MONTGOMERY, NJ — A massage therapist is accused of criminal sexual crimes against five victims at a spa in Montgomery Township, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.

Riyas Abdulkhaderkunju, 44, of Plainsboro, is charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

On June 26 at around 7:12 p.m., a 911 call was made at a massage therapy establishment on Route 206 in Skillman reporting a sexual assault that had just happened.

The female victim reported that while getting a massage, she had been sexually assaulted by a massage therapist, identified as Abdulkhaderkunju, said McDonald.

Additionally, four more victims were identified through an investigation by detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Montgomery Township Police.

The four victims also reported being sexually assaulted by Abdulkhaderkunju while getting massages at the massage therapy establishment, said McDonald.

As a result of the investigation, Abdulkhaderkunju was arrested on Sept. 24, in Plainsboro, and charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

Abdulkhaderkunju was processed on these charges and taken to the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

He has since been released from the Somerset County Jail. As a condition of his release, Abdulkhaderkunju is prohibited from having any contact with the victims.

McDonald thanked the Plainsboro Police Department for their help in this investigation.

Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Montgomery Police Department at 908-359-3222 or via OPS Tips.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All tips will be kept confidential.

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