{"id":176227,"date":"2026-03-03T11:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176227\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T11:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:55:15","slug":"florida-massage-therapist-arrested-twice-in-a-month-for-sexual-battery-at-naples-spa-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176227\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida massage therapist arrested twice in a month for sexual battery at Naples spa: deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">NAPLES, Fla. &#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a> massage therapist is back in jail after turning himself in on Sunday, marking his second arrest in less than a month for allegedly performing unwanted sexual acts on clients at a Naples spa.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">The latest charges against 38-year-old Raoul Atkinson of Fort Myers stem from an incident on Nov. 29.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/therapist.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-97c6a84c=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-97c6a84c=\"\">Courtesy: Collier County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">According to the Collier County Sheriff\u2019s Office, a woman reported that Atkinson performed unwanted sexual acts on her while he was providing a massage at the spa he worked at.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">Deputies say that this is not Atkinson&#8217;s first encounter with law enforcement this year, as he was previously implicated in a separate incident that allegedly took place on Nov. 6 at the same spa.<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/hit-and-run-driver-who-blew-through-red-light-stop-signs-before-slamming-motorcyclist-arrested-pcso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hit-and-run driver who blew through red light, stop signs before slamming into motorcyclist arrested: PCSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">Atkinson was arrested for the first incident on February 2 before bonding out of jail.<\/p>\n<p> Charges One count of sexual battery (related to the Nov. 29 incident)One count of battery (related to the Nov. 6 incident) <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-1b07e41a=\"\">The sheriff&#8217;s office has not identified the specific spa where Atkinson worked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Collier County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-1b07e41a=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NAPLES, Fla. &#8211; 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