A registered physiotherapist and osteopath has been sentenced to a total of 42 years in prison for the sexual abuse committed against 23 women whom he treated in a private clinic in Barcelona and in the office set up at his home in Sant Cugat del Vallès. Sergi M.P. He will have to comply with restraining orders from his victims and pay compensation totaling 33,000 euros.
According to the ruling of the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia, the events occurred between the summer of 2013 and the end of 2016, when the accused, taking advantage of the patients’ trust due to his profession and his reputation in natural birth settings, “led to carried out, under the guise of professional practice, a series of actions whose sole purpose was to satisfy their sexual desires.”
During the trial, the accused stated that he had always acted for therapeutic purposes, in accordance with procedures and without libidinous spirit. A statement that discards the sentence, which contains the story of the victims, who describe numerous anal and vaginal touches and penetrations with their fingers to, in one case, treat a sprained ankle. The longest of the sentences, 7 years, corresponds to a crime of continuous sexual abuse with penetration: “Mrs. “The accused inserted his fingers into her vagina and anus and in another he touched her clitoris.” Several patients suffered different traumas.
