Previously reported missing Columbus business owner arrested on multiple sex-related charges
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- Columbus business owner Clarence Brown arrested on multiple sex-related charges after being found following missing person report.
- Brown faces seven charges including aggravated sexual battery and masturbation for hire related to his massage business.
A Columbus business owner who was previously reported missing and later found safe has been arrested on multiple sex-related charges, according to the Muscogee County Jail.
Clarence Junius Brown, 60, was booked into the Muscogee County Jail at 3:58 a.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2026, following an investigation by the Columbus Police Department.
Brown is the owner of Nu You Experience, a business located in the 3800 block of East Britt David Road. The business advertises services including ionic foot bath detox treatments, herbal detox soaks, sugar scrub foot massages, body oil treatments, sage products and sea moss gel.
Brown faces the following charges:
Aggravated Sexual Battery
Sexual Battery (two counts)
Masturbation for Hire (two counts)
Giving Massages in a Place Used for Lewdness, Prostitution, Assignation, or Masturbation for Hire
Distributing Obscene Materials
Unlawful Advertisement or Practice of Massage Therapy
According to jail records, most of the alleged offenses occurred on March 27 and March 28, 2026. The aggravated sexual battery charge lists an offense date of June 27, 2026.
Brown remains in the Muscogee County Jail. Jail records do not list a bond amount.
Brown was arrested in Columbus, after being arrested in Miami-Dade, Florida on an extraditable fugitive warrant.
Brown was previously the subject of a missing person investigation after he was reported missing from his business on East Britt David Road on May 8, 2026. Detectives later confirmed he had been located safely. Authorities have not said whether the arrest is connected to that earlier investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this case can contact police at 706-225-3164.
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