Prosecutors Seek Massage Sexual Assault Victims in Mission Viejo for Trial

If you’ve been sexually assaulted during a massage, Orange County prosecutors want to talk to you. Investigators are asking women to come forward who may have been sexually assaulted by a masseuse who worked in Mission Viejo.

Jason Michael Elliott, 28, of Sunset Beach pleaded not guilty Monday to three felony counts of assault with intent to commit a sexual offense, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Elliott worked at a Seal Beach chain of the Massage Envy franchise from August 2009 to April 2010 when the company fired him amid a police investigation into claims that he assaulted three women, prosecutors said.

Despite the investigation Elliott continued to work as a masseuse in Mission Viejo and other parts of Orange County. Last month, the California Massage Therapy Council revoked his certification.

The case began Nov. 8, 2009 when a 33-year-old woman told police Elliot had sexually assaulted her that day at the Seal Beach Boulevard Massage Envy. As detectives investigated her claim, they found two other alleged victims.

Prosecutors allege Elliott sexually assaulted a 30-year-old woman at the same business during a spa treatment on Sept. 30, 2009 and a 21-year-old woman who paid for a massage April 29, 2010.

Prosecutors say there could be more victims.

Seal Beach police arrested Elliott Friday. He posted $100,000 bail and
was released on a promise to be in court tomorrow. He could faces up to eight years and eight months in prison if convicted.