Former Johnson County massage therapist is found guilty of sexually motivated crime

A former Shawnee massage parlor therapist has been found guilty after pleading no contest to a sexually motivated crime against a massage customer in 2014.

Freddy Perez-Cartagena, 49, of Olathe, pleaded no contest Thursday in Johnson County District Court to a charge of aggravated battery that was sexually motivated.

A judge then found him guilty of the felony crime and scheduled sentencing for Sept. 7.

The incident involving a 29-year-old woman occurred in August 2014 at a Shawnee massage parlor where Perez-Cartagena worked.

He was initially charged with rape and aggravated criminal sodomy, but he pleaded no contest to the amended charge.

Because Perez-Cartagena was convicted of a sexually motivated crime, he will be required to register as a sex offender when he is released from prison.

Perez-Cartagena was charged in 2007 with three misdemeanor counts of sexual battery. He later pleaded guilty to amended charges of battery, according to court records.

This story was originally published June 30, 2016 at 2:36 PM with the headline "Former Johnson County massage therapist is found guilty of sexually motivated crime."