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Naturopath Rodrigo Bascunan Cabrera accused of sexually assaulting women after ‘bogus’ help
A Perth naturopath gave seven female clients “bogus” diagnoses so he could sexually assault them during consultations, it has been alleged in WA’s District Court.
Key points:
- Rodrigo Bascucan Cabrera is accused of nine offences against the women
- He allegedly got them to remove their clothing before assaulting them
- He denies the assaults and his lawyer says they “simply did not occur”
Rodrigo Bascunan Cabrera, 43, is on trial accused of nine sexual offences against the women, aged from 19 to 33, alleged to have been committed between 2012 and 2017 at the practice he owned in Perth’s northern suburbs.
Mr Bascunan Cabrera denies the allegations against him.
State prosecutor Sean Dworcan said none of the women knew each other but each had gone to…
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