Titusville Massage Therapist Arrested For Sexual Battery After Multiple Victims Come Forward

By  //  December 3, 2020

57-year-old Thomas Grasso from Port St. John arrested

Titusville police officers have arrested massage therapist Thomas Grasso, 57, of Port St John after multiple victims came forward. During the preliminary battery investigation, detectives found evidence Grasso committed crimes against 18 more victims while he was performing massage services. (TPD image)

BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – Titusville police officers have arrested a local massage therapist after multiple victims came forward.

Titusville police officials identifed the massage therapist as 57-year-old Thomas Grasso from Port St John.

He has been charged with 2 counts of Sexual Battery, 2 counts of Battery, 2 Counts of Lewd or Lascivious Molestation of an Elderly Person and 1 count of Aggravated Battery on a Pregnant Woman.

According to the investigation, police responded to a victim’s initial report of a battery on October 8, 2020, and as a result of the investigation, the suspect was ordered to make an appearance to face the allegation in a Brevard County Court Room.

During the preliminary battery investigation, detectives found evidence Grasso committed crimes against 18 more victims while he was performing massage services.

Grasso was taken into custody by police without incident during a traffic stop on Thursday around 8:30 a.m.

Grasso has been booked into the Brevard County Jail and bond has been set at $96,000 with his first court appearance set for Friday at 1:15 p.m.

Additional charges for Grasso are being sent to the State Attorney’s Office with a request for Capias: 43 counts of Battery and 14 counts of Exposure of Sex Organs.

Titusville police detectives are still investigating the alleged incidents.

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