{"id":403152,"date":"2026-09-18T02:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/403152\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T02:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:42:14","slug":"man-on-probation-over-sexual-battery-at-massage-envy-in-miami-dade-still-has-florida-massage-therapist-license-records-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/403152\/","title":{"rendered":"Man on probation over sexual battery at Massage Envy in Miami-Dade still has Florida massage therapist license, records show"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Jorge Lugo Rivero had an active massage therapy license with the Florida Department of Health despite having accepted a plea deal in a sexual assault case in Miami-Dade County, records showed. <\/p>\n

Lugo Rivero, 28, was accused of sexually assaulting the woman during a professional massage at 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 24, 2025, at Massage Envy at 13721 SW 152 St., records show. <\/p>\n

Lugo Rivero \u201cslid his hands underneath the victim\u2019s underwear … The victim stopped the massage and exited the room … began to cry,\u201d a Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office deputy wrote, according to the arrest report. <\/p>\n

Massage Envy fired Lugo Rivero, and deputies questioned him and arrested him on Dec. 15 in Hammocks, according to MDSO deputies\u2019 arrest report. <\/p>\n

Court records show Miami-Dade prosecutors filed a case against Lugo Rivero on Dec. 16 on a misdemeanor charge of battery, and a judge ordered him to stay away from the victim. <\/p>\n

Records show Lugo Rivero was released on Dec. 22 on a $10,000 bond, and a judge ordered house arrest. <\/p>\n

Lugo Rivero accepted a plea deal with adjudication withheld. And on May 4, Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michelle Urbistondo sentenced him to probation until May 4, 2027. <\/p>\n

FDOH records show Lugo Rivero has been licensed since Dec. 11, 2023, and is licensed until Aug. 31, 2027. The record shows no discipline, no public complaints, or emergency actions. <\/p>\n

Related court document<\/p>\n

\"\"Jorge Lugo Rivero – Probation order <\/p>\n

Related state record<\/p>\n

\"\"Jorge Luis Lugo River – FDOH <\/p>\n

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