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A former British biking champion has been jailed for groping a lady of 70 whereas on a ‘path to self-destruction’ after his bitter marriage break up.
Physiotherapist Richard Hughes, 53, sexually assaulted his affected person as she lay face-down having therapy for sciatica.
She tried to shift her physique in the course of the therapeutic massage in a bid to cease Hughes then finally stood as much as problem him, earlier than fleeing in tears.
Chester Crown Courtroom heard that father-of-two Hughes stated he acted out of a ‘want to punish and destroy’ himself after an acrimonious divorce, including he wanted assist.
Physiotherapist Richard Hughes, 53, sexually assaulted his affected person as she lay face-down having therapy for sciatica
Hughes’ physiotherapy clinic in Burland, Chershire, which he claimed in court docket he must fold if he was jailed
He stated his clinic in Burland, Cheshire, would fold if he was jailed, including he must promote the £300,000 household house in Willaston whereas his son must quit his college diploma.
However Decide Steven Everett jailed him for a yr, likening his declare that jail would injury his household to ’emotional blackmail’, including that Hughes was saying, ‘it was all people else’s fault however his’.
Hughes, who received a number of UK biking championships however retired in 1992 after a spinal damage, admitted three prices of sexual assault.
The girl attended the clinic final August for Hughes to deal with her decrease again.
The court docket heard that in the course of the therapeutic massage, he put his hand down her knickers after which over her buttocks earlier than shifting it in direction of the entrance.
The girl tried to maneuver away however was horrified to see him aroused.
‘Very upset and distressed’, she challenged Hughes who ‘apologised repeatedly’, stated prosecutor Sarah Badrawy.
The sufferer instructed police: ‘I completely trusted him and could not consider what he’d completed. I really feel soiled, disgusted and indignant.’
Chester Crown Courtroom heard that father-of-two Hughes stated he acted out of a ‘want to punish and destroy’ himself after an acrimonious divorce, including he wanted assist
Hughes, who received a number of UK biking championships however retired in 1992 after a spinal damage, admitted three prices of sexual assault and was jailed for one yr
In an announcement, Hughes stated he had been struggling ‘extreme nervousness and melancholy’. He claimed to have been left with no possibility however to hold on working to help his household, ending up suicidal.
‘I used to be at my lowest level when the incident occurred,’ he stated. ‘I had a want to punish and destroy myself.’
Raj Chopra, defending, stated Hughes had been ‘going by way of a really unhealthy patch’ following acrimonious divorce proceedings.
‘It by no means occurred earlier than and it’ll by no means occur once more,’ stated Mr Chopra. ‘All of us make errors.’
Hughes was ordered to signal the Intercourse Offenders’ Register and faces being struck off by the Well being and Care Professions Council.
