Parent's Worst Nightmare

A physical therapist told his female patient it was part of her rehab as he groped and inappropriately touched her, authorities said today/

Detectives today arrested 40-year-old Jonathan “Jon” Pallouras at Progressive Sports Rehabilitation, on Route 17 in Rochelle Park, where he worked as a licensed physical therapy assistant.

Pallouras -- who is married and lives in Rochelle Park -- is being held on $50,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail, charged with sexual assault and sexual contact, following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor‘s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit and the Rochelle Park Police Department.

Detectives determined that Pallouras “sexually assaulted the victim on at least four occassions over a four-month period by telling the victim it was part of her rehabilitation process,” Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

The Division of Consumer Affairs State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners has been notified, the prosecutor said.