A MASSEUR has been convicted of sexually assaulting a Brit working as a production assistant on a huge TV shown in Portugal.
The therapist, named only as Lucas G, was said to have told the Brit “at times it’s difficult to stop with pretty girls” when she tried to end the treatment early.
The Brit production assistant had booked the massage at the spa of a hotel in Fundão, central PortugalCredit: Getty
The woman was staying at a hotel in Fundão while filming a hit TV showCredit: Alamy
Lucas G was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence in Castelo BrancoCredit: Getty
The court heard he asked the Brit production assistant to strip down to a bikini and lie on a massage table.
He “touched her near to her private parts before groping her”, local media reported.
When the production assistant went to leave, Lucas G got down on his knees and begged her not to say anything to the owner of the hotel where the crime occurred.
He then shouted and followed the woman as she ran and locked herself in her room.
The masseur denied the charges at trial in Castelo Blanco.
But judges ruled that he took advantage of being in an isolated room alone with a woman and in a “position of control” to satisfy his sexual desires.
Lucas G was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence for the assault.
He was also ordered to pay around £26,000 to the victim.
The Brit production assistant had booked the massage at the spa of a hotel in Fundão, central Portugal.
She was staying at the hotel while filming a hit TV show.
The Sun is not naming the record-breaking series she was working on to protect the victim’s identity.
The Brit producer needed counselling after the assault, which happened in late 2021 but has only just resulted in a conviction.
The court heard she was unable to keep working for months after the incident.
She had to turn down further production work on two films in the months after the incident, including a 2024 spy movie.
Her lawyer David Silva Ramalho told local media: “The court had no doubts in fully confirming the veracity of what was stated in the indictment.
“The decision is important because, despite not erasing what happened, it contributed to it not happening again.”
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