Worker at south Charlotte spa arrested for filming woman during massage

CHARLOTTE — A massage therapist in south Charlotte has admitted to secretly recording a woman as she undressed at a spa, according to police.

The incident occurred Wednesday at the Silent Moment Spa located on Park Road across from the Park Road Shopping Center, where the victim discovered a cellphone recording her after a massage session.

The victim noticed a flashing light and found the phone next to a black backpack, which was capturing video of her undressing.

Jarrod Crawford, 40, admitted during an interview with detectives and it was a bad decision and wrong.

The victim, upon discovering the phone, quickly airdropped the videos to her own device before leaving the spa and contacting the police.

The first video showed Crawford setting up the phone, while the second video captured him adjusting it to record the corner of the room where the victim was instructed to undress, according to an affidavit.

Crawford, who has been employed at Silent Moment Spa since March 2024, was charged with peeping using photographic imaging device.

He has a history of employment at other massage establishments, including Massage Envy, where he was terminated following complaints from female clients, and Mood House Spa and Natures Spa, where he was let go for other issues.

Officials with the North Carolina Board of Massage Bodywork and Therapy told Channel 9 they got to complaints about Crawford this year and put him on a one-year probation in August.

He was ordered to complete 14 hours of continuing education in ethics, roles and boundaries and pay a $500.

An assistant manager at Silent Moment told Channel 9’s Hannah Goetz that she was not part of the hiring process and didn’t know about any marks on his record.

Crawford was fired Monday from Silent Moment, the assistant manager said.

State board officials said Tuesday said they have not been made aware of the latest incident but contacted Silent Moment to start an investigation.

Goetz contacted all the spas listed as previous employers in the court documents and have not gotten any information from them.

Crawford is out of jail and his personal massage business still has appointments available on his website.