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Massage Therapist Sentenced for Assaulting Three Clients

10/25/2025

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Ian Nicholls, a 64-year-old massage therapist from Newton Abbot, Devon, was sentenced to four years for sexual assaulting three clients between 2018 and 2021.
A jury found him guilty on four counts of sexual assault.
Judge David Evans noted the victims suffered significant psychological harm.
Nicholls, who had no prior convictions, will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
Authorities hope the sentence prompts other victims to come forward.

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Story summary

Ian Nicholls, a 64-year-old massage therapist from Newton Abbot, Devon, was sentenced to four years for sexual assaulting three clients between 2018 and 2021.
A jury found him guilty on four counts of sexual assault.
Judge David Evans noted the victims suffered significant psychological harm.
Nicholls, who had no prior convictions, will be on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
Authorities hope the sentence prompts other victims to come forward.