“Massage Therapist” Faces Pretrial Detention Hearing for Sexual Battery
A man who presented himself as a “massage therapist” could be held in jail until his case is resolved. Prosecutors have filed a pretrial detention motion against Jason Vigliotti, 55, who faces a count of sexual battery.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) began their investigation into Vigliotti in early April 2026 and announced his arrest on Wednesday, stating they are seeking additional victims.
Two days after ACSO’s announcement of Vigliotti’s arrest, they made an update that states they have learned that Vigliotti "was operating a privately owned business, as a masseuse, where he rented a space inside of the Affordable Chiropractic Office to provide services during hours in which the business was not open. It was learned that the victim in this incident was not a patient of the chiropractic office and that this incident occurred during a session booked through Vigliotti.”
The arrest report describes Vigliotti escalating to sexual assault and sexual battery during what was supposed to be a massage session.
The pretrial detention motion states Vigliotti “did not keep any written records of the victim’s treatments or visits… The victim was not familiar with the process of therapeutic massage and although uncomfortable did not realize until digital penetration how the other activities were not acceptable business practices…”
According to the arrest report, while sexually assaulting the victim, Vigliotti told her that women from the Villages would “pay extra” for similar actions.
Vigliotti caused the victim physical injuries.
Vigliotti reportedly made statements to the victim that were consistent with attempting to groom her to not contact police.
The arrest report indicates the victim knows Vigliotti’s former employer, Ashley Holbrook, and she called her while driving home. The victim and Holbrook both later spoke with police.
Holbrook told police that she had “two complaints” on Vigliotti, spaced a year apart, for “improper draping during sessions… with the second complaint being of [him] touching [the complainant]’s bare breast inappropriately during a massage session.”
At one point, Holbrook reportedly had to “remove” Vigliotti “from the schedule and re-train him in proper draping.”
Holbrook reportedly acknowledged that “drapings should never be removed or taken away in manners [the victim] discussed.” She reportedly stated this was “severe malpractice and there was no reasonable explanation for not being provided drapings or having them removed for extended periods of time.”
Vigliotti will appear in court tomorrow morning before Judge Robert Groeb for his pretrial detention hearing.
