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It was a massage only a masochist would love. Angela Gaudioso-Klein claims a “reckless” therapist at a Massage Envy in Staten Island was so negligent, she ended up with a torn meniscus in her left knee, according to a lawsuit. Gaudioso-Klein ultimately required surgery to repair the injury she...

They’re replacing whoopee with whiskey. After The Post exposed a Brooklyn massage parlor as a likely brothel last year, a new upscale cocktail bar is opening in its place—and it wants patrons to know there’s no more funny business. “This is not a brothel. There are no prostitutes at this...

A state lawmaker from Queens is trying to close the curtain on happy-ending massage parlors with a bill requiring spas to register with the state to weed out those that are fronts for prostitution, The Post has learned. Unlike nail salons, hair salons and other such businesses, massage parlors...

Warning: Graphic Content They came to Australia to make money in massage parlors, but have ended up using their hands for “extras” for $15 and offering the “full service” for $120. Thai massage parlors, offering more than a chance to get the knots out of your back, are being targeted — and the...

Gareth Ward MP. Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward has denied ordering a “special massage”, after reports emerged that he fell victim to a scam at a hotel in New York. Mr Ward has spoken to the Mercury about his “terrifying ordeal”, which happened on Tuesday (New York...

Crikey! A blind Australian politician ordered up a massage at his Midtown hotel room — but his quest for a good time didn’t have a happy ending, law-enforcement sources said Wednesday. Gareth Ward, who represents the coastal resort town of Kiama in the Australian Parliament, instead became the...

A mother-daughter duo was busted earlier this week for an unlicensed massage parlor offering sexual favors. Anne Dodge, 55, and Jennifer Dodge, 30, were arrested after authorities received a tip alleging prostitution at their home in Sarasota, Florida. The pair posted ads to Backpage.com...

DENVILLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A New Jersey woman is sick and tired of her house being mistaken for a local massage parlor that has been accused of unprofessional behavior. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported, Kim Perez says the massage parlor’s clients keep knocking on the family’s door, and now, she...

A Louisiana massage therapist was found dead Tuesday at the location of her last appointment — and a man who lived there has been arrested in connection with her murder. Christopher LandryLivingston Parish Sheriff Office The body of 24-year-old Kayla Ann Denham was found in a barn on the...

An employee at a massage parlor at Logan International Airport in Boston raped a traveler getting a last-minute rubdown before her flight on Sunday, state police say. Darnell E. Williams, 29, was arraigned Thursday in East Boston District Court following his arrest for the alleged rape at the...

A birthday gift led to anguish for a Brooklyn waitress who says in a new lawsuit she was sexually assaulted during a massage. The woman, whose name is being withheld because of the nature of the allegations, went to the Green Spa and Wellness Center on Third Ave. in Bay Ridge on Feb. 15 to...

A jealous boyfriend went on a violent rampage in a massage parlor after discovering his girlfriend was secretly working there. Cristian Barbu, 26, subjected the punter who had “booked” a session with his girlfriend to a 45-minute stop-starting beating during the siege at Passions in Manchester...

In 1974, Barbara Hoffman dropped out of the University of Wisconsin to take a job in a massage parlor. It was a baffling move. Hoffman had an IQ of 145 and was a straight A student with a major in biochemistry. Here was a young woman with brains and talent who had earned accolades through her...

A massage therapist with martial-arts training — and possibly a penchant for group sex — looms large over the $21.5 million civil rape trial against Knick Derrick Rose. Jessica “Kendra” Groff is scheduled to testify as early as Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court about what happened between...

SHELTON, Conn. — A New York man is facing charges after police say he sexually assaulted two women while massaging them at a Connecticut spa. Police on Tuesday arrested 53-year-old Kim Hyung, of Fresh Meadows. He's charged with two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault and two counts of...

Two men armed with a handgun robbed a massage parlor in Queens after forcing the women working there into a back room, police said Saturday. Investigators released images of the suspects taken by a surveillance camera before the 3:30 a.m. Friday robbery at the Amazing Relaxing Asia Bodywork...

A swanky Tribeca spa that offers wine and olive oil “rituals” also offered an unlicensed massage therapist who sexually abused customers, a shocking new lawsuit says. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, a 40-year-old Ulster County lawyer said she and her boyfriend indulged in a visit to...

Indulging in a heavely massage used to require a pilgrimage to a spa mecca. These days, the new standard in luxury is using an Uber-like app to get pampered in the comfort of your own home. While on-demand rub services abound, two of the most popular among style-world cognoscenti are the apps...

Skin Deep By BEE SHAPIRO Apparently it’s no longer enough to simply book a spa massage when you’re on vacation. For a new wave of wellness-seeking millennials, only the latest, and often personalized, forms of treatments will do. “Fifteen years ago, we used to do sugar scrubs and chocolate...

Busted massage girl Karina Pascucci leaves court after spending a weekend in jail as part of her sentencing in the crime ring.Photo: Steven Hirsch A massage girl who pleaded guilty to drugging wealthy strip-club clients and then running up tabs on their credit cards is clearly not enjoying her...