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Wichita massage therapist arrested after client reports being sexually assaulted

A Wichita massage therapist has been arrested after a client reported a sexual assault, Wichita police spokesperson Trevor Macy said Friday.

Zachary Sample, 32, of Belle Plaine, was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of three counts of sexual battery, Macy said in a news release. The arrest follows a May 23 complaint from a 38-year-old woman who said she was sexually assaulted during her massage at an east Wichita business.

“The suspect was identified as Sample, who was an employee of the business at that time,” Macy said. “Two additional victims — a 29-year-old female and a 26-year-old female — reported being sexually assaulted by Sample during the month of May.”

Those women also reported being sexually assaulted during a massage, Macy confirmed in an email.

Macy said an arrest warrant was issued for Sample. He was arrested Thursday night, he said.

“The massage establishment where the crimes were alleged to have happened has cooperated with our investigation, and Sample is no longer employed there,” he said.

One of the sexual battery reports happened at around 9:20 a.m. on May 24 in the 10000 block of East 13th Street, according to police case numbers provided in the news release.