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Hypnotists Under Fire in Australia, One Charged With Sexually Exploiting Patient Woman
October 31, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Alternative Medicine News
These are hard times for Australian hypnotists. While a woman has sued a hynotherapist for sexually exploiting her, another hypnotist has been charged with driving a man out of a show and chase leprechaun, a spirit.
The woman has claimed more than $750,000 in damages from the hypnotherapist. The court has suppressed both their identities.
Depressed following the break-up of her marriage, the woman went to him for counselling.
According to court papers he touched her breasts, engaged in mutual masturbation and received oral sex during therapy sessions between July 2001 and March 2002. He allegedly claimed it would improve the "transfer of energy" from his "chakra" to her.
"He wasn't like usual counsellors," the woman allegedly told a friend.
Giving evidence yesterday the 50-year-old said the therapist told her she was "a special person" and "better than what your husband deserves."
During their sessions he would put her "into a trance-type situation, she told the court.
The court heard the woman discussed the sessions with a friend, saying the therapist had "power zones" running through his body and if she touched his genital region, she could tap into them and improve her own strength.
The man denies all claims of misconduct.
Cross-examined by barrister Chris Hickey the woman said she'd had an "inkling" that his behaviour was professionally and ethically inappropriate but "at the time I ignored it."
"What I wanted was to be loved and wanted and that was what (he) was doing for me," she said.
Depressed following the break-up of her marriage, the woman went to him for counselling.
According to court papers he touched her breasts, engaged in mutual masturbation and received oral sex during therapy sessions between July 2001 and March 2002. He allegedly claimed it would improve the "transfer of energy" from his "chakra" to her.
"He wasn't like usual counsellors," the woman allegedly told a friend.
Giving evidence yesterday the 50-year-old said the therapist told her she was "a special person" and "better than what your husband deserves."
During their sessions he would put her "into a trance-type situation, she told the court.
The court heard the woman discussed the sessions with a friend, saying the therapist had "power zones" running through his body and if she touched his genital region, she could tap into them and improve her own strength.
The man denies all claims of misconduct.
Cross-examined by barrister Chris Hickey the woman said she'd had an "inkling" that his behaviour was professionally and ethically inappropriate but "at the time I ignored it."
"What I wanted was to be loved and wanted and that was what (he) was doing for me," she said.
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01/18/2008
What a crock of BS! As a 32 year vetern of stage hypnosis, this subject seems to have been looking for attention. You CANNOT make anyone do things against their moral values. Things to harm themselves. When hypnotized you are fully aware of what is going on around you. You can "wake" yourself up at anytime. Hmmmm.... could it have been the Jaeger Bombs??!!
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