A Female who claimed she was raped by a therapist who claimed his penis “absorbs trauma” has been awarded £217,000.
Ella Janneh, 37, sued Michael Lousada over the session which associated ten minutes of “penetration” at his clinic in August 2016.
She released a civil assert for own damage and negligence immediately after the CPS said it would not pursue legal prices.
Yesterday, Superior Court Choose Mr Justice Jeremy Baker stated there was “no doubt” she experienced a “full-blown dissociative stress attack” through the incident and “entirely lacked capacity” to consent.
He included that she had set up her grounds for a declare for “trespass to the person” about the incident in Belsize Park, West London.
Ms Janneh 1st visited Lousada – who has appeared as a visitor on ITV’s This Morning – in 2011 above worry assaults all through intercourse, believed to have stemmed from abuse as a child.
She returned in 2016 for a “body work” session, at which he reported his penis was “like a laser beam”.
Lousada’s barrister told the court docket his do the job was “legitimate” and that he’d experienced penile penetration with “30 to 40 clients”.
Ms Janneh, who waived her proper to anonymity, dedicated her get to victims “turned absent by law enforcement, the CPS”.
She extra: “No matter of this verdict, I hope that in coming out publicly that I can stimulate other victims to discuss their truth of the matter no make any difference what.
“I’m happy of what I have performed and I will not stop battling for justice.”