Jefferson Masseur Charged In Southwest D.C. Sexual Assault
Friday, May 23, 2025, 7:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
WASHINGTON, DC.- On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, following a nearly one-year investigation, a 42-year-old Jefferson, Maryland, man employed as a masseur was taken into custody and jailed after being charged in connection with sexually assaulting a male client in Southwest, D.C.
According to D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Andrew Ramirez, 42, of Jefferson, Maryland, was charged by an indictment with first-degree Sexual Abuse of a Client; and second-degree Sexual Abuse of a Client. Ramirez made his initial appearance on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and was arraigned on the charges. The case has been scheduled for a status conference on July 11, 2025.
According To Charging Information Unsealed In The Indictment
According to charging information unsealed in the indictment, it is alleged that around 12:15 p.m. on July 2, 2024, a male client arrived at the Salamander Hotel located on the 1300 Block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest, D.C., to receive spa and massage therapy services.
The man met Ramirez, a masseur at the hotel, in the spa room. During the massage and with a towel covering his back, Ramirez asked the man to turn around. As the man turned over, the towel fell off, leaving the man naked on his back, with a towel covering his head. Ramirez continued the body oil massage. The man then reported feeling what he believed to be Ramirez performing oral sex on him.
The man reported what happened to members of the hotel team and called the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, which launched an investigation. Ramirez was linked to the sexual assault through DNA testing and other investigative tools.
“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.”
