More victims come forward in alleged home-run massage sex crimes
Sergio Berrueta
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has reported that more victims have come forward after deputies announced the arrest of 58-year-old Anastacio Ramos Rubio of Salinas for allegedly committing sex-related crimes while providing massage services at his home.
Since announcing Rubio’s arrest, the sheriff’s office says that “several additional persons” have reached out to them saying that they are also victims of crimes committed while receiving services from Rubio.
“Our investigation leads us to believe that there are additional victims who have received services from Mr. Rubio and may be victims of similar types of crimes,” said deputies.
Rubio is currently in the Monterey County Jail on charges of penetration with a foreign object, sexual battery and practicing medicine without a license. His bail has been set at $1,000,000.
Deputies are asking anyone who may believe that they’ve been a victim or have any additional information to reach out to Detective Rodrigo Lopez at 831-253-6050 or LopezR3@countyofmonterey.gov.
Salinas man arrested for sexual crimes from their home-run massage business
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Salinas man accused of assaulting a victim in their home-run massage parlor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
58-year-old Anastacio Rubio pleaded not guilty after being arrested for assaulting a victim from his business on Fontes Lane in Salinas.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested Rubio after the victim told a family member that she had been touched inappropriately.
Rubio is suspected of also injecting her with an unknown substance to “help her relax” and giving her unknown pills.
The next hearing is set for August 19.
Salinas man arrested for sexual crimes from their home-run massage business
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) – A Salinas man has been arrested for assaulting a victim in a massage parlor he ran from his home.
According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, 58-year-old Anastacio Ramos Rubio was arrested and had been running his business on Fontes Lane in Salinas.
Rubio was arrested as deputies served a search warrant at 1 p.m. on Friday.
MCSO was contacted by a family member of the victim, who told her mother that she had been touched inappropriately.
MCSO Sheriff Tina Nieto said at the press conference that the suspect injected her with an unknown substance to “help her relax.” He also provided them with unknown pills.
MCSO also suspects that there may be more victims.
“This is a practice that’s been brought over from, like, Mexico and some of these other countries, where these unlicensed misuse, type of businesses are just done by people passing phone numbers between families,” Nieto said. “So, that’s why we believe that there are other victims out there that are maybe embarrassed. We believe there are other victims out there because he was very prolific in things that we identified in the investigation.
Rubio is being charged with sodomy, sexual battery, and unauthorized practice of medicine.
Suspect arrested for sexual crimes from their massage business
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) – A suspect has been arrested for sexually related crimes while operating a massage business in Salinas.
According to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, the massage business was being run out of their home.
A press conference is being held at 4:30 p.m. with more details. We will update this story with those details once available.