Tryout begins for massage psychologist accused of sexually assaulting 16 men

The trial has begun for a Calgary rub down therapist accused of intimately assaulting 18 males while in appointments.

Most of the trial will certainly be taken up from the testimony of the adult males who else say Dennis Baltazar, fortyfive, sexually assaulted these individuals during massage therapy classes.

Between The fall of 2017 and even October 2018, Baltazar worked at The Movement Sports Clinic and the Chinook Chiropractic Clinic. At the time expenses were initially laid, police said equally clinics was co-operative.

Baltazar was initially busted within March 2019 and even incurred with four counts connected with sexual assault. Immediately after media of his charges, even more men came frontward.

All of the offences can be purported to have taken position during scheduled massage treatment appointments.

"During typically the massage therapy consultations in query, typically the [complainants] experienced Dennis Baltazar participating in a certain amount of touching regarding their genital spot, very well said prosecutor Donna Spaner in her launching assertion.

"Further, we anticipate a few complainants will testify that will following massage therapy therapy from Dennis Baltazar, non-consensual 'hugging' occurred. "

Baltazar received a degree within essential in the Thailand and a massage diploma from Mount Royal University, according to a good aged online biography from their former place of employment.

알바 is definitely presently away on bail. He or she is usually represented by refutation lawyers Karen Molle in addition to Jennifer Ruttan.

Spaner and Darlene Goard-Baker are prosecuting the particular case, with Court connected with Queen's Bench The law Willie deWit presiding over the judge-alone trial, which is usually set to last a number of weeks.