GRAND RAPIDS TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A massage therapist from metro Detroit took a plea deal in a sexual assault case filed against him in Kent County.
Dana Piper pleaded no contest to a charge of aggravated assault according to court records. The 63-year-old from Southfield allegedly inappropriately touched a trauma massage therapy patient during a session in 2024.
Investigators said Piper removed sheets that covered the patient, touched parts of the body not consistent with massage therapy, and recommended pelvic floor therapy. According to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, pelvic floor therapy is not something massage therapists are permitted to practice in the state.
In August 2024 Piper was charged with 4th degree criminal sexual assault and aggravated assault. A year later, he struck a deal to have the sexual assault charge dropped for his no contest plea on the aggravated assault charge.
A sentencing hearing is set for November.
