ARROYO GRANDE — Detectives with the Arroyo Grande Police Department arrested Jeffrey Bennett Bowers, 33, on Thursday, Sept. 4, following an investigation into a sexual assault allegation.

Bowers, owner of SLO Massage Therapy in Arroyo Grande, was taken into custody at his business on Traffic Way in Arroyo Grande after detectives served a search warrant for evidence. He was booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on a felony charge of sexual penetration with a foreign object under California Penal Code 289(a)(1).

His bail was set at $100,000. Authorities say Bowers has operated as a massage therapist in the Five Cities area for 14 years and believe additional victims may exist.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Anthony Estrada at (805) 473-5127 or via email at aestrada@arroyogrande.org, or Detective J. Castillo at jcastillo@arroyogrande.org