NORWICH MASSEUR SEXUALLY ABUSED WOMAN DURING SESSION
A masseur who sexually assaulted a naked woman during a two-hour session at his home has been warned he faces a jail sentence.He was arrested after a woman came forward to say she had been subjected to a prolonged ordeal where she was sexually abused.
Norwich Magistrates’ Court was told she had been told to get naked apart from a small towel before a massage during which he groped and touched her breasts, vagina, and anus.
He was advertising his massage services on social media sites, including Instagram, under the name ‘Happy Massage’.
The court heard the woman responded to his adverts seeking a massage to relieve sports injuries on April 30 last year.
Suwali, who now lives on Earlham Road, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault.
Magistrates committed him to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on June 22, after considering that the starting point of two years imprisonment was too great for their powers.
Mr.
Jessop, the prosecutor, said his actions had been a “serious breach of trust” as he was holding himself out as a qualified masseur.
He added: “If you are setting yourself up online as a business that invites people around to your house where a sexual assault occurs that crosses the line into the more serious category in terms of planning.” He was warned he faces a possible jail sentence.
His lawyer, Bethanie Mantin, said he was an “extremely vulnerable individual” with autism and learning disabilities.
She stated he had no intention of causing harm, noting his remorse and regret for his actions, which he claims were not motivated by sexual gratification but by his mental health disorders.
