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Victoria police urge possible ‘James Bay Massage’ sex assault victims to come forward

A police cruiser in Victoria, B.C. BC Emergency Photography / Flickr

The Victoria police are looking to speak with any possible sexual assault victims at a “massage” business as they investigate an incident that allegedly took place there in July.

In a news release issued on Friday, the police said they arrested a 65-year-old Victoria man for a sexual assault that happened that month at a business that was operating under the name ‘James Bay Massage.’

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The business was previously known as ‘Ancient Medicine.’

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Police said that the victim attended this business in the 300-block of Kingston Street and was allegedly sexually assaulted while she was being treated there.

The release named John Heintzelman as the practitioner of that treatment and said investigators believe he might have had other victims.

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Police noted that he had worked alone in his practice for several years.

Anyone who had allegedly been victimized, or who has any information on Heintzelman, has been asked to call police.

Police also advised possible victims that there were resources available to them, such as the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre.

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