Former police officer turned massage therapist found not guilty of sexual assault

A Calgary massage therapist has been found not guilty of sexual assault.

Vladimir Siloci, 36, was accused of assaulting a female co-worker during a therapeutic massage in March 2016, police said last June.

Siloci was found not guilty Tuesday. He was a Calgary Police Service officer from April 2012 until February 2016, and a registered massage therapist who worked at several clinics in the city.

Defence lawyer Lisa Burgis Der saidthe judge found the testimony of both the defendantand complainant to be credible, andwhen the rule of reasonable doubt was applied Soloci was acquitted.

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