Rubbed the Wrong Way: Massages That Go Too Far

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Sexual assault and misconduct claims in the massage room have dramatically increased. Tamara Friedman, the owner of Tamara Spa in Farmington Hills, feels like she dodged a bullet. She hired an enthusiastic male massage therapist who gained an immediate following with clients. Then one day, a young female customer complained that he "went too far" during a massage.


When the therapist denied any inappropriate behavior, Friedman gave him another chance. Soon thereafter, a second female client left the massage room in tears. "I was shocked," Friedman says. "She said that he uncovered her, removed the towel from her breasts and said, 'This is a good area to massage.' On her legs, he went higher than he should have. He later told me that she seemed to enjoy it."


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