While Watson has repeatedly denied the claims, 23 of the 24 civil lawsuits have been settled. Two of the women also accused Watson of pressuring them to perform oral sex. Allegations included Watson exposing himself and manipulating therapists into touching him in an inappropriate manner. The dangers facing massage therapists made headlines last month, when NFL quarterback Deshuan Watson was suspended by the Cleveland Browns for 11 games and given a $5 million fine after he was accused of sexual misconduct by 24 massage therapists. She’s also on a mission to combat harmful stereotypes that plague the massage industry. In response, Fleming launched the ethics course, “Safety & Solicitation: Gaslighting and Power Dynamics” to help other therapists recognize threatening behavior from clients. I wasn't sure if it was worth it, but I stuck it out, “ says Fleming. So I really contemplated just leaving the industry all together between the vulgar messages and then trying to navigate that. “At that point I now had to process this traumatic experience while also navigating a brand new industry that put me alone in a dark room with strangers. What she didn’t expect was sexual harassment, which she says began almost instantly. Priscilla Fleming became a licensed massage therapist in 2019 to help people. The State Attorney’s Office formally dismissed charges against Tong in 2020, and in December he filed a federal lawsuit against O’Steen and Siegmeister, claiming the men conspired together and violated his constitutional rights. In a recording played for the jury, however, O’Steen flatly denied a suggestion by Tong that the money would be used for a payoff, saying it was simply a bill for his work. Tong, who jurors were told had previously dealt with law enforcement agents, told a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent about the arrangement and agreed in 2018 to have the FBI covertly record his conversations with O’Steen.
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In the arrangement, Siegmeister’s office would defer, and later drop, the case without a trial or a finding of guilt, but would keep property police seized from the game room. Tong paid O’Steen $60,000, in two instalments, to get a case involving him and two business partners resolved through a pre-trial intervention. Attorney Kelly Karase told jurors during the trial, calling Tong “the perfect guy to prey upon.” “The reason why we’re here is because he decided to extort Andy Tong,” Assistant U.S.
But after prosecutors spent days presenting evidence last week, jurors in Jacksonville found O’Steen not guilty of two counts of conspiracy, but guilty of extorting money from Andy Tong, a federal informant who Siegmeister had charged with running his game room as an illegal gambling house.
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