Police arrest massage therapist accused of touching clients inappropriately at Peoria spa
Peoria police arrested a massage therapist Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of touching clients inappropriately.
The man, identified as 50-year-old Chu Bingquan, faces charges of sexual assault and sexual abuse. He was booked into a Maricopa County jail, police said.
Multiple people reported that Bingquan, an employee at Wellness Foot Spa located near Cactus Road and 75th Avenue in Peoria, touched them inappropriately while giving them massages.
The Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy, which regulates massage therapists, could not find any record that he is licensed in Arizona.
The Arizona Republic tried to contact the spa but received no response.
The Republic built a database of massage therapists accused of sexual misconduct by looking at complaints filed against licensed massage therapists with the state licensing board since 2014. The Republic also consulted criminal records, civil court cases and police reports where applicable to the licensing cases.
Bingquan was scheduled to appear in court Friday.
Peoria police encouraged people with information about the case to contact them in one of the following ways:
P3 App: Download from Apple App Store or Google Play
Tip Phone Line: 623-773-7045
E-mail Tips: PDTips@peoriaaz.gov (Note: E-mail is not anonymous)
ONLINE FORM: https://p3tips.com/927
Contacting Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS (480-948-6377)
Contacting Detective Wright at 623-773-8076
Republic reporter Anne Ryman contributed to this article.
Reach breaking news reporter Angela Cordoba Perez at Angela.CordobaPerez@Gannett.com or on Twitter @AngelaCordobaP.
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