A Mansfield foot spa is at the center of a new civil lawsuit that accuses the business, one of its masseurs and the shopping center's property manager of allowing a pattern of sexual assaults to unfold, according to court filings. The complaint focuses on an alleged March attack at A++ Foot Spa & Massage and was filed this month in Tarrant County. The suit names masseur Baoshen Wang and property manager ACF Property Management as defendants.
What the lawsuit says
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an anonymous plaintiff represented by attorney Meredith Stratigopoulos of Guerra LLP says she was sexually assaulted during a massage in March and filed her suit on June 12 in a Tarrant County district court. The filing states that she had visited the spa before and specifically requested the same masseur on the day of the alleged assault.
Where the spa is located
The complaint identifies the business as A++ Foot Spa & Massage at the Commons at Walnut Creek. Leasing materials on the ACF Property Management site list A++ (tenant 920-206) at the US-287 and North Walnut Creek Drive shopping center, confirming the spa's location in that retail center.
Allegations and criminal charges
The suit lays out a detailed sequence in which the plaintiff asked for a particular masseur, identified as Wang. It alleges he first touched her face, then moved his hands under her clothing and eventually forced her clothing off while she resisted. Wang was arrested in April and charged with indecent assault by a health provider, and court records show he is being held in the Tarrant County Jail and is also named as a defendant in the civil case. His attorney denies the allegations and plans to enter a not-guilty plea, while the plaintiff's lawyer has publicly called the claims disturbing and outrageous, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Regulatory backdrop
The case lands amid heightened scrutiny of massage businesses in Texas. Under legislation that took effect in 2023, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation can issue emergency closure orders when law enforcement is investigating a business for human trafficking or related sexual offenses, and the agency has used that power to shut down multiple locations in recent years, according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
What’s next
The criminal case against Wang and the civil lawsuit are expected to move forward separately in Tarrant County, and no trial dates had been set at the time the complaint was reported. The civil filing also alleges prior complaints at the business and could prompt closer scrutiny from regulators and the shopping center's ownership as the case progresses.
