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Perth jury unable to reach verdicts in trial of naturopath Rodrigo Bascunan Cabrera
A jury in a Perth court has been unable to reach verdicts in the case of a naturopath accused of sexually assaulting seven women after giving them bogus diagnoses.
Key points:
- Rodrigo Andres Bascunan Cabrera, 43, was on trial accused of sexual assault
- It was alleged the Perth naturopath assaulted seven women over five years
- A District Court jury was unable to reach verdicts on any of the charges
Rodrigo Andres Bascunan Cabrera, 43, had been on trial in the District Court for the past eight days on nine charges of abusing the women — who ranged in age from 19 to 33 — during consultations at his northern suburbs natural therapies clinic.
The court heard the women had gone to the clinic for ailments including a sore shoulder, lupus and…
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