Teaneck Masseur Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Client

Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 1:30 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

ALLENDALE, NJ.- On Saturday, following an investigation, a 35-year-old Teaneck, New Jersey, man employed as a masseur at an Allendale, New Jersey Spa was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a female customer at the spa.

     According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Allendale Police Department contacted Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit after a woman who was a customer at the Hand and Stone Spa in Allendale, New Jersey reported while she was receiving a massage earlier in the day she was sexually assaulted.

Detectives Determined Cedeno Committed Sexual Assault

     During a joint investigation by the Bergen County Special Victims Unit and the Allendale Police Department, Detectives determined that Dequan Cedeno, 35, of Teaneck, sexually assaulted the woman while he was performing a massage.

     Accordingly, as a result of the investigation, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, Cedeno was taken into custody in Allendale, New Jersey, and formally charged with one count of second-degree Sexual Assault; and third-degree Sexual Contact. Cedeno was processed on the charges and was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending future court proceedings in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, New Jersey.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”