{"id":694896,"date":"2026-05-26T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694896\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:14:11","slug":"vaughan-massage-therapist-charged-with-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/694896\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaughan massage therapist charged with sexual assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!oLe8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93bafed6-5780-447f-a842-82ec80406bd1_1200x630.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/93bafed6-5780-447f-a842-82ec80406bd1_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:630,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:543350,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.junonews.com\/i\/199258538?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93bafed6-5780-447f-a842-82ec80406bd1_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a>York Regional Police<\/p>\n<p>A 55-year-old man from Brampton has been charged after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yrp.ca\/news\/massage-therapist-charged-sexual-assault\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alleged sexual assault<\/a> at a Vaughan wellness clinic earlier this month, according to York Regional Police.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators with the service\u2019s #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau allege the incident occurred on Saturday, May 9, 2026, during a massage appointment at a clinic in the area of Rutherford Road and Vellore Woods Boulevard in Vaughan.<\/p>\n<p>Police have identified the accused as Thong (Tony) Tran, 55, of Brampton.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the victim attended the appointment with a registered massage therapist when the suspect began touching them for a sexual purpose during the course of the massage.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/byrna.ca\/pages\/juno-news-landing?utm_source=Juno+News&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=Less+Lethal+Home+Defense&amp;utm_content=Byrna-Canada-Web-Banner-1100x200\" 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