West Ottawa massage therapist charged with sexual assault

By Mike Vlasveld

The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit has charged a 52-year-old Ottawa man with one count of sexual assault after investigating an incident from March.

Officers say the alleged assault involved a woman in her early 20's, and happened while the man was employed as a Registered Massage Therapist at a west-Ottawa clinic. 

The man was alone with the patient at the time of the alleged incident.

John Ackerman is scheduled to appear in show cause court Friday.

Investigators believe that there may be other victims and are asking them to contact police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222, ext. 5760. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or by downloading the Ottawa Police app.

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