Brisbane masseur charged with assault

A Queensland masseur who assaulted a woman during numerous treatments spanning five years has been arrested, police say.

The 72-year-old was charged with five counts of indecent assault relating to a number of incidents at a private-property massage business in the city's southeast.

Police say the assaults began at the start of 2009 and happened on a number of occasions until this month.

The man is due to appear in court on December 9.