A hypnotherapist has been arrested in England after he sexually abused a patient who was under the influence of hypnosis. Ian Roper, 58, has been sentenced to 2 years and 5 months, according to a BBC report.
According to the Bradford court hearing report, Roper allegedly convinced the woman to undress during a therapy session because she was sitting in a lounge chair on a hot day. The case happened in 2018.
Roper admitted he had sex with the victim without consent, stressing it would be him and they were in a “safe” place.
When the woman woke up, the hypnotherapist attempted to “put her back under hypnosis” so that she would not know the violence she had suffered. However, the attempt failed and she managed to push the attacker away.
“He said he used his voice to put the victim under his command,” prosecutor David McGonigal told the court.
The Briton pleaded guilty, although he had previously denied the allegations. During the investigation, police also found child pornography on Ian’s laptop, who admitted to having kept the images.
David Gordon, the judge in charge of the case, said in his verdict that the defendant was motivated “by selfish and sexual desires”. So Ian will have sex offender registration until 2032.