A massage therapist with a troubling criminal history sexually assaulted a client in Minneapolis last summer, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

Gregory Quinn Holmes, 61, of St. Paul, was charged in Hennepin County District Court with third-degree criminal sexual assault in connection with what the woman told police had occurred on Aug. 30, 2024, at her chiropractor's office in south Minneapolis.

A warrant has been issued for Holmes' arrest because he "poses a danger to public safety, and his whereabouts are unknown," the complaint read.

A spokesman for the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said police forwarded an investigation of Holmes for charging consideration on Oct. 30.

In a statement late Wednesday afternoon, the office acknowledged that "this case took longer than is typical to charge. We're constantly looking to improve our processes and balance attorney workload."

Massage therapy licensing in Minnesota is done at the municipal level of government. City officials in Minneapolis said they have no license associated with Holmes.

According to Wednesday's charges:

The woman said Holmes penetrated her digitally one time, and she slapped his hand away. He then did the same a second time before trying to give her oral sex.

Holmes soon apologized repeatedly and asked the woman to not get him fired, the charges say.

Court records in Minnesota show that Holmes has a long and varied criminal history that includes convictions for violating court orders for protection, disorderly conduct, property damage, criminal vehicular operation involving bodily injury and leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

He also was charged in 2018 in Ramsey County with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct stemming from when a woman accused him of assaulting her during a massage at the St. Paul Athletic Club. Prosecutors dismissed the case but reserved the right to refile the charge.

The woman who accused Holmes said prosecutors failed to tell her the case had been dismissed. She said she later learned that his other legal troubles and the impact of the COVID pandemic got in the way of the case.

"I even went to do an interview with the prosecutors, and went through that to get me ready to go, and then it disappeared," said the woman, who added that her serious health problems became a higher priority at the time.

She said she wished her case had proceeded because "I would have liked him to be on the sex offenders list, especially with that type of profession. To have that happen again is disheartening."

County Attorney's Office spokesperson Dennis Gerhardstein, in response Thursday to the woman's comments said, "What's most important in sexual assault cases like this is that we consider and empower victims on the difficult decision of whether a case will proceed to trial. The victim's characterization of the dismissal is in direct conflict with our case notes, which document careful consideration of all circumstances, including input from the victim. We informed her of our decision to dismiss the case on September 24, 2021."

At the same time, Gerhardstein continued, "In learning about how the victim might feel today is important, and we will reach out to her to determine whether she wishes to proceed and whether we have the legal basis to do so."