A physiotherapist has been sentenced to fifteen months in jail after he was discovered responsible of sexually assaulting one among his sufferers.
Robert Merfyn Williams, of Pensfold, Bicton Heath in Shrewsbury, was discovered responsible of sexual assault in December 2024 at Shrewsbury Crown Courtroom following a two-day trial.
Throughout the trial the courtroom was informed how the 66-year-old sexually assaulted the feminine sufferer when she attended his apply in Mardol, Shrewsbury for remedy to a painful knee.
Detective Constable Nick Williams, from Shropshire’s Reactive CID, mentioned: “I commend the braveness of the sufferer on this case to return ahead and for her resilience and willpower during the last couple of years as she waited for the trial to happen.
“I’m happy with the courtroom end result and sentencing, and I hope the data that police will take such allegations severely, and can do their finest to convey offenders of sexual crimes to justice, will give different victims the boldness to return ahead.”
In addition to the 15-month custodial sentence, Williams was additionally handed a 10-year Intercourse Offenders Notification Order.
