On June 28, 2002, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued an Emergency Order of the license of massage therapist, Ernesto Piloto Garcia, prohibiting his practice of massage therapy on female clients in the State of Florida. The Emergency Order was entered in response to a sexual misconduct complaint by a female client that allegedly occurred during a massage he…
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Hand and Stone Massage Therapist Christian Mieles Arrested For Sexual Assault of Client in Boynton Beach
In December 2021, Boynton Beach massage therapist, Christian Mieles, was arrested and charged with two counts of battery for sexual misconduct while performing a massage at the Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa location in Boynton Beach. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) also issued an Emergency Order on January 12, 2022, restricting his massage therapy license in response…
Orlando Massage Therapist Surrenders License After Multiple Sexual Misconduct Complaints
An Orlando area massage therapist, Andres Lopez Ramirez, surrendered his license to practice massage therapy in Florida, which was accepted and adjudged as a discipline after a Final Order of discipline was entered on September 3, 2021, by the Board of Massage Therapy. Following multiple disciplinary actions brought by the Florida Department of Health Board of Massage Therapy alleging sexual…
Department of Health Restricts Hand and Stone Therapist Due to Alleged Sexual Misconduct
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) issued an Emergency Order on Sept 1, 2021 restricting the massage therapy license of Agustin Gutierrez in response to a report of sexual misconduct during a massage he performed while working at a Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa location in Orlando. The Order prohibits Gutierrez from practicing massage therapy on female clients in…
The Steps to Take After Being Sexually Assaulted by a Massage Therapist
Attorney Adam Horowitz is among the most experienced attorneys in the country in representing survivors of sexual assault by massage therapists (otherwise known as masseurs or masseuses). Our law firm has represented dozens of people sexually assaulted by massage therapists and obtained justice in countless cases against large national chain spas, luxury hotels, and local spas. An explosive Buzzfeed News…
EMERGENCY LICENSE RESTRICTION PLACED ON FORT MYERS MASSAGE THERAPIST FOR MULTIPLE SEXUAL ABUSE REPORTS
On July 28, 2020, the Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency Order Restricting the license of massage therapist, Joshua A. Lowman, following multiple allegations of sexual abuse. Lowman, who was subject to a previous sexual misconduct complaint by the DOH involving an alleged assault at a spa in 2018, was a employed at Hand and Stone Massage located at…
Department of Health Restricts Hand and Stone Massage Therapist Due to Alleged Sexual Misconduct
The Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency Order on May 24, 2019 restricting the massage therapy license of Bernard Torres in response to female clients reporting Torres engaged in sexual misconduct during massage appointments. The incidents were reported to have occurred at Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, a massage establishment in Jacksonville. The Department of Health found…