Essendon premiership player and former media identity Ricky Olarenshaw has been linked to a Bali massage parlour that was allegedly offering illegal sexual services through its employees.
Olarenshaw’s estranged wife, Sarnanitha, was arrested after raids on parlours last month that also nabbed two Australians, including a Bali bombing survivor, linked to a different Bali business.
Essendon premiership player Ricky Olarenshaw and his wife, Sarnanitha, in 2023.Credit: Facebook
Olarenshaw is alleged to be an unofficial owner of Flame Spa Bali, which operates three franchises on the island that provide “sensual” massages.
One service, called the Firestorm, offers an hour-long “full body-to-body sensual massage with three exotic therapists”. Another, the Inferno, is for couples.
Prostitution is illegal in Indonesia, and Flame Spa Bali’s website adds: “We strictly prohibit sexual intercourse.”
But in a press conference on Friday, Bali police said a September 2 raid on the Seminyak premises discovered a therapist in a “completely naked condition”. Subsequent investigations then allegedly revealed that therapists offered sexual services.
Sarnanitha’s lawyer issued a statement earlier this month claiming that while the business was officially in her name, it was actually owned by four Australians, including Olarenshaw.
“It is not true that Flame Spa belongs to Nitha,” the lawyer said, as quoted by media outlet DetikBali, which revealed the story.
“Flame Spa belongs to Nitha’s husband, Ricky Norman Olarenshaw, along with his three friends …”