Massage Therapist Arrested and Charged with Sexual Assaults that Took Place in Skillman

By Barbara A. Preston | October 16, 2025 (3:30 pm)

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Riyas Abdulkhaderkunju, 44, of Plainsboro, was arrested and charged with sexual assault and multiple criminal sexual contacts that occurred in Montgomery Township in June at an establishment on Route 206 in Skillman, police said.

Above: Riyas Abdulkhaderkunju, 44, of Plainsboro was arrested and released,

Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Montgomery Police Chief Silvio Bet issued a statement on Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, announcing the arrest of Abdulkhaderkunju.

On Friday, June 26, 2026, at 7:12 pm, Montgomery Township Police responded to a 9-1-1 call at a massage therapy establishment located on US 206 in Skillman regarding a sexual assault that had just occurred. The female victim

reported she had been sexually assaulted by a massage therapist, identified as Abdulkhaderkunju, while obtaining a massage. The victim was interviewed by detectives from the Montgomery Township Police Department.

Upon further investigation, four additional victims were identified and interviewed by detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Montgomery Township Police Department.

The additional victims also reported being sexually assaulted by Abdulkhaderkunju while receiving massages at the massage therapy establishment.

As a result of the investigation, Abdulkhaderkunju was arrested on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in Plainsboro, and charged with one count of 2nd degree Sexual Assault and five counts of 4th degree Criminal Sexual Contact.

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Abdulkhaderkunju was processed on these charges and transported to the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing. Abdulkhaderkunju has since been released from the Somerset County Jail. As a condition of his release, Abdulkhaderkunju is prohibited from having any contact with the victims.

Second-degree assault is a serious felony in New Jersey, punishable by a state prison sentence of 5 to 10 years, heavy fines, and a permanent criminal record.

Prosecutor McDonald, Chief McKay, and Chief Bet request anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the Montgomery Police Department at (908) 359-3222 or via OPS Tips. OPS Tips allows citizens to enter SCPO.TIPS as the URL into the address bar of any internet enabled device to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All tips will be kept confidential.

Prosecutor McDonald thanked the Plainsboro Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.