Lethbridge Courthouse -- LNN

By Connor Gunn

Lethbridge massage therapist guilty of sexual assault

Nov 23, 2020 | 2:48 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB– Registered massage therapist Cyprien Mudenge has been found guilty of one count of sexual assault.

After nearly two years in court for Mudenge’s case, the 55-year-old has been found guilty as charged by Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench.

Mudenge inappropriately touched a 36-year-old woman who was receiving a massage at a north Lethbridge clinic in November of 2018.

Mudenge touched her butt, chest, and vagina, despite her not wanting him to do that, him not asking if he could, and her not telling him that he could.

The woman told the court she was scared to say anything or accuse Mudenge just to be sure she would not be making any false accusations.

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Although the defense attorney for Mudenge brought up inconsistencies between her testimony in court and the series of three statements, he was deemed guilty.

The defense claimed the woman could not properly remember the specific order of which body parts his client massaged or in what manner he moved her underwear.

Later this week, court is expected to set a date for sentencing.