Tonight, KREX / News Channel 5 aired a special report (part 1 of 3) on massage "parlors" and prostitution. A couple things are important to know that the story didn't mention yet.
Massage parlor and massage therapy business are 2 different entities. A massage parlor is a business that offers massage services by UN-TRAINED staff.
Massage therapists and businesses offer therapeutic massage services by TRAINED therapists, that are required to be registered with the State of Colorado.
The state of Colorado began requiring all massage therapists be registered with the State on April 1, 2009. To become a registered massage therapist, the therapist have received a certain amount of training, be fingerprinted and pass a background check.
When the registration law took place, the city of Grand Junction estimated that there were approximately 8 massage parlors in the city.
The Massage Store is NOT a massage parlor. All of our therapists are registered with the State. We only offer therapeutic services, and do NOT offer any sexual services whatsoever. Our reputation is extremely important to us, and we would never do anything to jeopardize it.
We have contacted News Channel 5 to help clarify their story, and also to hopefully have them shed some positive light on the legitimate massage therapists in the Grand Junction area.
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