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Hypnotherapist 'violated' women
A woman said she felt "violated and sick" as a consultant tried to hypnotise her and then sexually assault her, a court has heard.
The 20-year-old woman, who legally cannot be named, told Hove Crown Court Imad al-Khawaja tried to hypnotise her and then asked about her sex life.
The defendant, from Valley Drive, Hove, denies two counts of indecent assault.
Another woman, who has since died, also alleged abuse at the hands of the consultant last year.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place while Dr Al-Khawaja was practising at Brighton General Hospital in June of last year.
Hypnotherapy sessions
Susan Tamspett, 47, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who committed suicide last year as her condition deteriorated, had also claimed Dr Al-Khawaja hypnotised her and then asked her explicit questions, the court heard.
Prosecutor Sonia Woodley said to the court Mr Al-Khawaja was a consultant physician who specialised in rehabilitation medicine for people suffering from neurological problems.
She said Ms Tamspett first went to him in January 2002, when the consultant asked if he could use hypnotherapy to try to ease her symptoms.
'Father figure'
On her second appointment on 3 June 2003, she said the sexual assault had happened after Dr Al-Khawaja tried to put her under hypnosis.
"The Crown say he took advantage of Susan Tampsett, believing her to be hypnotised, thinking and hoping she would not remember when he aroused her from her state of hypnosis. He was wrong," Ms Woodley said.
The 20-year-old woman, who had been referred to Dr Al-Khawaja because of a muscle spasm in her neck, said the consultant had tried to hypnotise her but failed.
She told the court the consultant had said he would become a "father figure" to her and the pair could move on from a doctor/patient relationship, as long as he did not "fall in love with her".
The case continues.
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A woman said she felt "violated and sick" as a consultant tried to hypnotise her and then sexually assault her, a court has heard.
The 20-year-old woman, who legally cannot be named, told Hove Crown Court Imad al-Khawaja tried to hypnotise her and then asked about her sex life.
The defendant, from Valley Drive, Hove, denies two counts of indecent assault.
Another woman, who has since died, also alleged abuse at the hands of the consultant last year.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place while Dr Al-Khawaja was practising at Brighton General Hospital in June of last year.
Hypnotherapy sessions
Susan Tamspett, 47, a multiple sclerosis sufferer who committed suicide last year as her condition deteriorated, had also claimed Dr Al-Khawaja hypnotised her and then asked her explicit questions, the court heard.
Prosecutor Sonia Woodley said to the court Mr Al-Khawaja was a consultant physician who specialised in rehabilitation medicine for people suffering from neurological problems.
She said Ms Tamspett first went to him in January 2002, when the consultant asked if he could use hypnotherapy to try to ease her symptoms.
'Father figure'
On her second appointment on 3 June 2003, she said the sexual assault had happened after Dr Al-Khawaja tried to put her under hypnosis.
"The Crown say he took advantage of Susan Tampsett, believing her to be hypnotised, thinking and hoping she would not remember when he aroused her from her state of hypnosis. He was wrong," Ms Woodley said.
The 20-year-old woman, who had been referred to Dr Al-Khawaja because of a muscle spasm in her neck, said the consultant had tried to hypnotise her but failed.
She told the court the consultant had said he would become a "father figure" to her and the pair could move on from a doctor/patient relationship, as long as he did not "fall in love with her".
The case continues.
Story from BBC NEWS:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/4017657.stm]Source
