Two women sue former Freeland massage therapist, Dragonfly Massage

Two women have sued former Freeland massage therapist Christopher W. Blunt and his former employer, Dragonfly Massage, after Blunt pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court to two counts of indecent liberties as a health care provider.

Blunt admitted having sexual contact with two female patients in 2023 while he worked for Dragonfly Massage. A judge sentenced him to 60 days in jail and ordered a psychosexual evaluation.

The civil cases add a new layer to a criminal matter that already ended in conviction. The women filed separate lawsuits in October 2025 and June 2026, seeking damages from Blunt and from Dragonfly Massage for the injuries they say followed the assaults and the business’s negligence.

The complaints accuse Blunt of undraping and molesting one woman’s genitals in July 2023 and uncovering and molesting another woman’s breasts later that year. The plaintiffs say those acts were discriminatory and nonconsensual, and they argue the employer should be held responsible for failing to protect them.

Dragonfly Massage, owned by Elizabeth Freeman, denied wrongdoing in response to the first complaint and said it did not know about Blunt’s conduct. Freeman also said the plaintiffs were seeking money and making accusations about things they did not understand. She said the matter would have become irrelevant sooner in a bigger community, a remark that reflects how tightly the case has landed in South Whidbey.

The second complaint has not yet been answered, according to the case information in the story. The lawsuits turn the focus from Blunt alone to the safeguards around a hands-on health service that depends on trust, draping, privacy and clear professional boundaries.

For Island County readers, the case also raises a practical question: what happens when that trust breaks inside a professional setting in Freeland, and whether a business had enough controls in place to stop it. The civil claims now seek both compensation and a public accounting of harm, while the criminal case already established Blunt’s responsibility in court.