BREAKING: Massage therapist at Shoppes at Foxchase spa arrested for sexual assault - ALXnow

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Alexandria Massage Envy (image via Google Maps)

A massage therapist at Alexandria Massage Envy (4539 Duke Street) in the Shoppes at Foxchase shopping center has been arrested and charged in relation to sexual assault against two clients.

According to the Alexandria Police Department (APD):

The Alexandria Police Department has arrested and charged Picard K. Johnson, a 31-year-old masseuse and resident of Maryland, with two counts of Object Sexual Penetration related to allegations of sexual assault by two clients.

Picard was a massage therapist at an Alexandria Massage Envy at 4539 Duke Street in the Foxchase Shoppes.

Detectives are continuing to investigate in attempts to identify anyone who visited this location between August 1 and September 26, 2024, and experienced inappropriate contact with the massage therapist.

Please call Detective Vanderah within the APD Criminal Investigations Bureau, at 703-746-6678. Information can be provided anonymously.

The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office said Johnson was arrested on Oct. 11 and released on a $2,500 secured bond on Oct. 15. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 22.

APD said anyone who has experienced a sexual assault and would like to speed to someone or needs resources can contact the Alexandria Sexual Assault Hotline at 703-683-7273 and a trained advocate is available 24 hours a day.

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