Escondido massage therapist arrested for alleged sexual battery

ESCONDIDO (CNS) - A northern San Diego County massage therapist was arrested during a sting operation Thursday, Jan. 7 on suspicion of groping clients during sessions at his office.

Patrick Graham Stone, 36, was taken into custody after allegedly fondling a female detective posing as a customer at his business in the 1200

block of East Pennsylvania Avenue in Escondido, according to police.

The first alleged molestation in the case was reported Dec. 23, and a second woman reported a similar purported sex crime Wednesday, Lt. Kevin Toth said.

Stone was expected to be booked into county jail in V...