Orlando chiropractor molested patient; more victims possible, police say

Agostinho Rodrigues, 62, faces charges of attempted sexual battery and battery

ORLANDO, Fla. – A chiropractor was arrested after Orlando police say he touched at least one patient inappropriately.

Agostinho Rodrigues, 62, operates his business out of 1005 Virginia Drive, according to investigators.

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Police said Rodrigues molested one of his patients at some point since the start of October and believe there may be more victims.

Rodrigues faces charges of attempted sexual battery and battery.

News 6 investigators found this isn’t the first time Rodrigues has been in the local news.

In 2010, he was accused of sexually molesting a teenage girl on the Edgewater High School soccer team where he was working as a coach.

Rodrigues was found not guilty, and the charges have been scrubbed from his public court record, but a spokesperson with the Orlando Police Dept. confirmed “Rodrigues the coach” and “Rodrigues the chiropractor” are the same person.

In 2011, after he was found not guilty, Rodrigues told the Orlando Sentinel, “I feel like I got my life back, and I will continue being a good member of this community, freely.”

Attempts to reach Rodrigues at numerous phone numbers tied to his name were unsuccessful. No one answered when our News 6 investigator Merris Badcock knocked on the Orlando duplex registered to his name.

We also called and emailed the location where police said the victim was assaulted: The Healthy Human on Virginia Drive in Orlando. Requests for comment were not returned.

Detectives say Rodrigues was renting space at The Healthy Human, but it was not immediately clear how he was associated with the business, as his name was not on the company’s website.

Police declined interview requests after sending a news release asking other victims to come forward. Detectives believe others may have been assaulted by the chiropractor.

Officers want anyone who may be a victim of Rodrigues to call them at 321-235-5300 or they can call Crimeline at 1-800-423-8477.

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About the Authors:

Thomas Mates is a digital storyteller for News 6 and ClickOrlando.com. He also produces the podcast Florida Foodie. Thomas is originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania and worked in Portland, Oregon before moving to Central Florida in August 2018. He graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism in 2010.

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