Austin Massage Therapist Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Client

CEDAR PARK, TX — A massage therapist has been accused of sexually assaulting one of his clients, according to a published report.

Xiaolin Lu, 60, faces u to 20 years in prison for the second-degree felony charge. According to the Austin American-Statesman, the victim told police that the man that Lu assaulted her on May 15 of last year at the Sam Serenity Massage facility at 11200 Lakeline Mall Drive — an area of Travis County bordering Cedar Park.

The woman was receiving an hour-long massage when Lu is said to have sexually assaulted her twice using his hands. The woman resisted, got dressed and left the site, according to the report. She later told police she had gotten several massages from Lu before without incident, the Statesman reported.

Lu was formally charged on Feb. 1, but the affidavit doesn't make clear why it took so long to file the charge so many months after the incident. As of Wednesday, Lu was not in custody.

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