Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jason Michael Vigliotti, 55, of High Springs, was taken into custody yesterday after authorities said he sexually battered a massage client during an after-hours session at a chiropractic office.
According to the victim’s statement to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy, she had been receiving massages from Vigliotti at Affordable Chiropractic, located at 1112 NW 76th Blvd., for roughly six months. Most of the appointments, she said, took place after normal business hours, when the office was typically closed and locked; Vigliotti would unlock the building to let her inside.
The victim reported that she had noticed troubling behavior before the March 14 incident. She said Vigliotti would sometimes allow the draping sheets to slip away, exposing her nude body, and would not reposition them, leaving her to cover herself. She also said he occasionally pulled down her underwear without a legitimate reason and asked her to remove her bra. In addition, she told the deputy that he did not keep a chart or patient record for her appointments and accepted only cash or electronic payments. Because she was not familiar with standard massage therapy practices, she said, she continued booking sessions despite feeling uneasy.
The victim said that during the March 14 appointment, Vigliotti did not ask about areas of pain or concern as he normally did. When he began using a massage gun, she said, he moved it across her genitals while applying pressure. She told authorities she did not realize at the time that such contact was not normal or appropriate for a massage. She said Vigliotti then applied “massage butter” to her genitals and touched her inappropriately, leaving her feeling “frozen” and unable to move.
At one point, the victim said, Vigliotti asked whether she would contact police or “handle it independently” if she needed help. When she replied that she would handle it on her own, he allegedly responded, “Good girl.” She said he again used both his hand and the massage gun to touch her sexually, and she later discovered she was bleeding.
Vigliotti also allegedly massaged her nude torso and told her, “You can’t tell anyone.” The victim said he repeatedly said “Thank you” while touching her sexually. She further reported that he told her elderly women in The Villages had previously “paid extra” for similar sexual acts and that he repeatedly said, “Whatever happens here stays here.”
The victim said the session lasted more than two hours. When she left, Vigliotti allegedly told her she did not have to pay, thanked her again, and emphasized that no one should learn what had happened during the appointment.
The detective spoke to a friend of the victim’s who had spoken to the victim right after the incident; the friend said Vigliotti had previously worked for her, and she’d had two complaints that he did not properly secure the drapes over the client’s body. She said one client complained that Vigliotti had touched her in a sexual manner; she said the drapes should never be removed or taken away in the way described by the victim and called this “severe malpractice.”
Post Miranda, Vigliotti reportedly declined to speak with the detective.
Vigliotti has been charged with sexual battery. He has no local criminal history, and Judge Meshon Rawls ordered him held without bail pending a hearing on a motion from the State Attorney’s Office to hold him without bail until trial; if the judge denies the motion, bail will be set at that hearing.
ASO released a statement that said detectives have reason to believe this was not an isolated incident: “If you or someone you know had an encounter with Jason Vigliotti that involved inappropriate conduct during a massage session, you are encouraged to contact Detective C. Bierman at 352-367-4082 or cbierman@acso.us. You will be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion.”
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