In addition, Texas Republicans called for the ban of gender-affirming care - including the distribution of puberty blockers or hormone-suppressing therapies, and the performance of gender-affirming surgeries - for anyone under the age of 21. "We believe there should be no granting of special legal entitlements or creation of special status for homosexual behavior, regardless of state of origin, and we oppose any criminal or civil penalties against those who oppose homosexuality out of faith, conviction, or belief in traditional values." "Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice," the 40-page resolution reads. However, on Thursday, Christy's attorneys said she met with police and the Harris County District Attorney's Office to file a criminal report.įOX 26 also reached out to the franchise owner and general manager at the location several times, but so far, have not heard back.In a section titled "Homosexuality and gender issues," the party suggested that LGBTQ people should not be legally protected from discrimination and that being gay or trans is a choice. We urge anyone who experiences anything other than a safe, quality massage to report it immediately to the franchised location so that it can be investigated. We cannot comment on pending allegations or litigation involving any independently owned and operated franchised location."įOX 26 has decided not to name the accused man, because no criminal charges have been filed. In a statement, Massage Envy responded saying, "Massage Envy is committed to promoting a safe environment for members, guests and service providers at each of the over 1,100 franchised locations nationwide. They're not properly screening these people," Dao said. But also, they’ve taken this approach where in the sense of, allowing him to go unchecked and allow him to massage other customers at this location. "It’s also important to remember that this case isn’t a 'he said-she said.' It’s something where they’ve admitted to our client that’s happened before. She trusted them, and they betrayed that trust," said Schaffer. This is a situation where this lady went to the most mainstream, massage studio in the city, if not in the country. "The fact that this was something the business was aware of that this man may have had a propensity to do these sorts of things, makes it even more egregious. It wasn’t until she called back the location to report the incident that the general manager told her this wasn’t the first time.Ĭhristy's attorneys Kent Schaffer and Andrew Dao are now suing the Massage Envy franchise owner, Guthrie Enterprises, for allowing the man to continue working, even during the investigation. "In my mind, I'm thinking how can I get out of here? How can I leave this room without being violated or raped?" Christy continued.Ĭhristy said the man stayed in the room as she got dressed then proceeded to follow her outside to her car. She said she was so afraid, she quickly left without reporting the incident to anyone and went home to tell her husband.
I said what are you doing, you know? Put that away please. It was erect and he was like trying to hold me and I started crying. And when I stood up, he kind of came from behind and he put his arms around me from the back and when I turned around, he had his private part out.
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"He told me well I need to crack your back. I feel knots in your back. He told me to stand up.
Christy said she got so uncomfortable, she tried to leave but wasn’t able to.