A man is accused of assaulting two women while posing as a chiropractor, operating out of his home without a license.
An unlicensed chiropractor inappropriately touched two women he was treating at his home in Somerville, Massachusetts, authorities said Tuesday.
Jose Mendez was running the unlicensed business, apparently through word of mouth, out of his home on Cross Street, according to Somerville police and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office. The 60-year-old allegedly touched the two women inappropriately and exposed himself to one of the women.
Mendez was charged with indecent assault and battery, indecent exposure and operating as an unlicensed chiropractor, officials said. He faced the charges in Somerville District Court last week and was ordered held on bail at $5,500, to stay away from the alleged victims and to stop operating as a chiropractor.
Out on bail Tuesday, Mendez said in Spanish that he has not talked to an attorney, but he plans to do so.
He said he never touched anyone inappropriately. He says he doesn't know the women accusing him and denies the details in the court records.
He added that while he's not a licensed chiropractor, he helps people manage pain.
Mendez is due back in court May 14.
The scope of Mendez' business remained under investigation, authorities said.
