MA - A Plymouth man caught secretly videotaping clients in a massage business he co-owned in Sandwich in 2005 has been sentenced to two to three years in prison.
Patrick Dwyer, 41, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Barnstable Superior Court to 52 counts included in six indictments against him. The former co-owner of The Balanced Body in Merchants Square must now register as a sex offender after admitting that the sexually assaulted at least 15 clients during massage sessions.
Dwyer began serving his sentence — not less than two years and not more than three years — at Cedar Junction in Walpole. ...
Dwyer was also charged with five counts of breaking and entering to commit a felony, 15 counts of photographing unsuspecting nude people, and 14 counts of unlawful wiretapping. ...Dwyer must wear a monitoring device throughout his (10-year) probationary period.
...stemmed from his arrest in October of 2005 after a female tenant living next door to his business caught Dwyer in her apartment. Police found evidence that a video camera had been installed in the vents between the apartments.
...An ongoing investigation by Sandwich police and state forensics specialists turned up more than 30 videotapes, computer disks, and computer equipment in Dwyer’s home and business believed to have been used to tape clients. (more)
