An Indian-origin physiotherapist was sentenced to 11 months' jail and three strokes of the cane for molesting a teenage girl patient during treatment.Luke Manimaran Degarajoo, 43, had touched the 18-year old inappropriately during a physiotherapy session massage at his clinic about a year ago. But then Luke told her to remove her top and loosen her shorts. The massage ended when the victim heard Luke speaking to her friend who had glanced into the room and was surprised to find her in the nude. When confronted, Luke claimed the victim needed a deep After the session ended, he gave her a report detailing his assessment of her condition. She did not complain initially as she was not sure whether the way he touched her was part of the treatment.

Source: dna March 22, 2018 07:41 UTC