Physiotherapist cleared over sex assaults

Franchini was cleared at Blackfriars Crown Court

A physio walked free from court after being cleared of sexual assaulting two patients at his north London clinic.

Andrea Franchini, 35, was accused of groping the women’s breasts when they came to him for treatment to injuries.

One woman claimed he asked her to strip to the waist when being treated for a sore neck, then grabbed her breasts as she lay on the treatment table.

Another said Franchini had slipped his hand inside her bra during a massage session.

But the Italian-born physio told Blackfriars crown court he had not inappropriately touched either women and remained professional throughout the sessions at the Great Health Clinic in Islington last year.

A jury deliberated for an hour and a half before finding Franchini, from Stratford, not guilty of two counts of sexual assault. He had denied both charges.

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