A fourth sexual assault case has been filed against a massage therapist accused of victimizing clients at his Eagan parlor.
A woman went to police last week and reported that Johnny Le had sexually assaulted her during a massage at his studio on Nov. 29, 2023, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Dakota County District Court charging the 32-year-old with felony fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
She reached out to police after seeing a media report on Le’s three other sexual assault cases, the complaint says. She said Le touched her vaginal area twice and that he had apologized both times immediately after doing so. She showed police a text message she had sent to a friend the same day that read, “he was massaging my groin area and started touching me.”
Johnny Le (Courtesy of the Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)
Le, of Richfield, turned himself in March 5, two days after the third case was filed against him. He remains jailed in lieu of $200,000 bail.
Le’s attorney has not immediately responded to a request for comment on the latest charge.
Le was first charged June 11 after a woman reported that Le touched her vaginal area during a full-body massage at the studio, located in an office building along Nichols Road, east of Cedar Avenue and south of Cliff Road. Le was charged by summons but not booked into custody, court records show.
Charges in the second case, filed Feb. 14, say a woman reported that Le had put his hand in her underwear toward the side of her vagina and then grabbed her left arm and forced her hand to touch his crotch. She called police shortly after leaving the parlor.
In the third case, the complaint says Le raped a woman on Dec. 20 at the studio. After she left, she called her boyfriend and then police. A DNA sample taken from the victim matched Le’s DNA.
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Le did not have an Eagan massage therapist license, as required, at the time of the last two alleged assaults, according to the city. He had been issued a license in February 2024, but it expired on June 30.
Also, Le’s business was not registered with the state at the time of third alleged assault. According to Minnesota Secretary of State records, J. Le Massage Therapy LLC was a registered business from Oct. 23, 2023, until Jan. 17, when it was administratively dissolved because of a failure to renew.
The Dakota County Attorney’s Office says there may be additional victims and urges others with allegations or information to contact Eagan police Detective Angela Casey at 651-675-5763 or angela.casey@eaganmn.gov.
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