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Virginia massage therapist accused of sexual assault found dead
The unlicensed Virginia massage therapist accused of sexual assault in Fairfax County was found dead in his jail cell Wednesday.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - The death of an Annandale massage therapist is under investigation after authorities found the man dead in his jail cell on Tuesday afternoon.
According to Fairfax County Police, officers responded at 4:39 p.m. Tuesday to the Adult Detention Center (ADC) for an inmate found unresponsive in his single cell. Fire and Rescue personnel responded and pronounced 55-year-old Kyung Pil Chang dead.
On Thursday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted a preliminary autopsy and determined there were no signs of foul play.
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Chang was charged on March 25th with three counts of aggravated sexual battery, object sexual penetration, and practicing as an unlicensed masseuse. He had been in custody of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office and incarcerated at the ADC since his arrest.
Chang previously resided in Haymarket, Virginia, and worked at the Annandale Gerontology Clinic. Through an investigation, detectives learned Chang was practicing as an unlicensed masseuse and was contracted for several other businesses in Fairfax County.
On Monday, authorities say 65-year-old inmate George Redmond was found unresponsive in his cell at the same detention center. He had been arrested on March 25 for a failure to appear warrant related to an original charge of trespassing and destruction of property. The Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy, but preliminarily, there are no signs of foul play. The two deaths are not believed to be connected.