Bethpage masseuse charged with inappropriate touching

A Bethpage man is accused of inappropriately touching a woman who had hired him for a massage, police said.

Mario Kot, 53, was arrested at the home of a 50-year-old woman whose name was not released, Nassau police said. Kot allegedly had inappropriate sexual contact with the woman during a massage, after which she called police.

Kot is not a licensed massage therapist, police said. He was charged with third-degree count of a criminal sexual act and unauthorized practice of a profession, both felonies.