A massage therapist has been denied bail after being tried for raping and sexually assaulting four clients.
Detectives will allege four women were assaulted at a massage parlour in Epping, north Melbourne, between June and August, Victoria Police said in a statement.
Hai Long Tang, 53, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with 13 counts of rape and 18 counts of sexual assault.
Police will allege the women were at the business for a massage when he attacked them.
It is the first time the Wollert man has been in custody, Tang’s lawyer said when he faced Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
The father of three applied for bail but was denied after the court heard that Tang’s four alleged victims did not want him released.
A masseur has been denied bail by the Melbourne Magistrates Court after he was charged with raping four clients.
The judge highlighted the “overwhelming proximity” and likelihood of “unintentional” contact between Tang and the alleged victims if he was granted bail, as his home was close to the scene of the alleged crime.
Tang was taken back into custody and will return to court on November 22.
Detectives have asked anyone with information about the case to come forward.
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