HOLLISTER
– The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department is asking for
women who may have been molested
by a Hollister man who works as a massage therapist in Saratoga
to come forward and help in his pros-ecution.
HOLLISTER – The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department is asking for women who may have been molested
by a Hollister man who works as a massage therapist in Saratoga to come forward and help in his pros-ecution.
“There are possibly more victims out there who will come forward,” Santa Clara County Deputy Terrance Helm said.
He said that an unknown number of women may have been victimized by Kenneth Murphy, 31, who was arrested by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department on suspicion of sexual battery and an additional sex-related felony.
If Murphy is tried and convicted of the charges against him, he could be sentenced to about nine years in state prison, according to the state’s penal code.
The 6-foot 3-inch-tall Murphy is accused of sexually assaulting a female customer at Harmonie Day Spa on Big Basin Way in Saratoga where he is employed as a masseur, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department said.
The arrest stems from an April 30 incident when a woman, whose name and age were withheld by the sheriff’s department, went to the spa for a massage, the sheriff’s department said.
The unidentified woman said that during the session Murphy allegedly grabbed and touched her breasts and other parts of her body in an inappropriate and sexual manner, the sheriff’s department said.
Murphy is currently out of jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with information about the incident or who feels they may been victimized by Murphy to call Detective Sgt. Jamie Evans at 808-4500.
