A coach who offered professional development workshops for individuals in Paris has been on trial since Monday, September 19 in Paris for sexual assault and scams against 74 of his clients, mainly women, between 2014 and 2017.
Founder in 2009 of the Peauzdétente space, specializing in professional support, Mathieu J., 45, offered his clientele - mainly women aged around 40 returning to work - sessions pressing hypnosis.
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According to the prosecution, these sessions then turned to personal development and tantrism, a practice from the Hindu religion combining yoga and sexuality.
One of them, Sofia B., 44, testified on Monday.
After a "
burnout
" in 2010, this project manager in logistics strategy reconverted and obtained a relaxation practitioner certificate at the Lille University Hospital in 2014. It was by integrating a group of entrepreneurs that she met the following year Mathieu J. "
They were very convincing, explaining that by working sixteen hours a week, you could earn up to 150,000 euros a year
," explains Sofia B.
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“
Mathieu reminded me that I had everything to succeed but that it was linked to blockages that I had to release.
He had quickly arrived in the intimate sphere asking me what I would like to release
, ”she continues.
During an appointment, he invites her to lie down and put his hand on certain parts of her body.
“
He said to me + you must authorize yourself and tell me everything without fear, without taboo +
”.
"
He wanted to unblock the knots
", especially at the level of his crotch, says the witness who, bursting into tears, then evokes a digital penetration.
Questioned in turn, Mathieu J. denies his version of the facts and speaks of a consensual sexual relationship.
The coach is also sent back to court for "
scams
" to the detriment of his clients and "
fraudulent maneuvers
" against the staff of the center in which he worked.
His partner Dounia O., 42, appears alongside him for the same reasons.
She does not recognize the facts of fraud, but pleads for breaches on one or two plaintiffs.
"
We are more in breach of a contract
," she said at the helm.
The trial is due to last until September 26.
