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A woman reported she was sexually assaulted during an April 3 massage at a business in the 4000 block of Degeer Street.

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A Saskatoon massage therapist has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after a police investigation into a reported assault in April.

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Saskatoon police said in a media release they received a report from a 31-year-old woman that she was sexually assaulted during a massage at a business in the 4000 block of Degeer Street on April 3.

Kenneth Braun, 65, was arrested on Thursday and charged with sexual assault. He made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon and is expected appear in Saskatoon provincial court on June 21.

Business registration documents show that Braun is the director of Braun Massage Therapy Inc. and its address is located in the 4000 block of Degeer Street.

The Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan said in an email that Braun is not an active member of the association since he had been suspended in May after a complaint was received. The association was also notified about his arrest Thursday, the email said.

Investigators in the police’s sex crime unit believe there could be more victims.

For more information on how to report a sexual assault to police, click here.

— With StarPhoenix files from Thia James

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