NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A California man is charged with demanding a rubdown and $200 while pretending to be a massage parlor inspector.
Orange County prosecutors charged Edward Justin LaPorte with felony burglary and misdemeanor counts of impersonating a peace officer and firearm violations. The 47-year-old faces arraignment Friday in Newport Beach.
Investigators say LaPorte is a former police officer from Illinois. They say he was wearing a badge when he entered the Golden Spa massage parlor in Lake Forest on Jan. 31 and told the manager he was investigating a complaint.
Prosecutors say he then complained of back pain, and a masseuse gave him a back rub before LaPorte asked for a frontal massage, which was refused.
No phone listing could be found for LaPorte and court records don't list an attorney for him. seattlepi.com
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What a total dumbass. Hope he enjoys his time in the pokey and all the unpleasant things that come with it.
I hope Bubba makes an intimate acquaintance with the pig's ass.
Newport Beach is a very nice area. Maybe his scam worked in working class suburbs, but he definitely bit off too much trying his routine in Newport.
Well, they always believe me in strip clubs when I tell them I'm a bikini inspector.
Thing is, jackslash, you probably do a great job of acting. I am putting you in for an Oscar next year.
They had to know he was full of shit his jacket read R.U.B. ME OFFicer
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