An attempt to save a few dollars by accepting a free massage from a stranger on Facebook ended instead with a spa owner trying to perform oral sex, a man testified in Ottawa court Monday.
The 29-year-old said he had gone to Elee Salon and Spa on Bank Street on the evening of Nov. 19, 2008, after chatting online with Elias Elhitti. The man testified he had no idea who Elhitti was before a message landed in his Facebook account, but took him up on the offer because massages were expensive and Elhitti told him he needed practice hours to qualify as a certified therapist.
The man, who said he covered himself with a sheet, said Elhitti had first massaged his back, then he flipped over onto his back. Elhitti then began massaging his chest, shoulders and neck after fitting him with a bed mask and complimenting him on his body, he said.
The man testified Elhitti then brushed against his penis while massaging his right leg.
About 30 seconds later, he felt a moist "sensation" that he believed to be Elhitti's mouth on his p????.
The man said he "popped up" from the table and confronted Elhitti, who apologized profusely, according to the man.
The man said he stormed out of the spa, which burned down about two months after Elhitti was charged. Elhitti, 41, has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.
The man called police right away, but didn't tell them about the oral sex until nearly two weeks later.
Elhitti's lawyer, Michael Smith, suggested Elhitti told the man he had only invited him to the spa as a prank to find out if he was gay, but never gave him a massage. Smith suggested that the remark made the man angry, leading him to call Elhitti names and threaten to "make him pay."
When Elhitti threatened to call police, the man said he'd call the police.
The man denied the allegations.
The man has since filed a nearly million-dollar lawsuit against Elhitti.
The trial continues.
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