Singapore Freelance Gym Trainer Assaults Woman By Groping Her Butt Several Times
He claimed that he was "checking her muscles".
By Tamara Jayne — 05 Aug 2020, 09:24 AM
A freelance gym coach in Singapore was recently caught on camera touching one of his clients' in an inappropriate way
In an Instagram video posted by Cheryl Loh on Tuesday, 4 August, a coach was seen touching a woman's backside multiple times and groping her during their training session.
Loh, who is a personal trainer herself, reached out to the woman and found out that it was her first time hiring a coach and dealing with such a situation.
Loh then explained to her that "it is not normal for such physical interaction during training" and that it is actually unprofessional.
The client revealed to Loh that she had repeatedly told the coach, "Don't touch my butt" over a course of seven training sessions.
However, he continued to do so claiming that he was "checking her muscles".
Loh and several personal trainers commented that his excuse was "complete bullsh*t".
She added that Aperio Performance, the gym that the incident took place at, has since banned the freelance coach from using their gym space to conduct his personal sessions and that the client is no longer training with him.
According to the post, the coach was a freelance trainer and not an employee of the gym.
Loh shared that although the woman did not want to make a police report, she allowed her to share the video as awareness to others
"[She] wants all women, girls, or even guys out there to know that this behaviour is not acceptable and that nobody should put up with any actions that make them feel uneasy, uncomfortable, and disrespected. Anyone that feels this way should speak up and not let the perpetrator has his/her way," she wrote.
The post has since gone viral as many commended them for calling out his unprofessional act.
These Malaysian organisations aim to help survivors of rape and sexual assault:
1. WOMEN'S AID ORGANISATION (WAO)
Operating hours: 24-hour
Contact: +603-79563488
SMS/WhatsApp: +6018-9888058
Website | Facebook | Twitter
2. ALL WOMEN'S ACTION SOCIETY (AWAM)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9.30am - 4.30pm)
Contact: +603-78770224
WhatsApp: +6016-2284221 | +6016-2374221
Email: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Twitter
3. WOMEN'S CENTRE FOR CHANGE PENANG (WCC PENANG)
Operating hours: Weekdays (9am - 5pm)
Contact: +604-2280342 | +604-3988340
WhatsApp: +6011-31084001 | +6016-4390698
Email: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Twitter
4. SARAWAK WOMEN FOR WOMEN SOCIETY (SWWS)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6082-422660
SMS/WhatsApp: +6013-8044285
Email: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Twitter
5. SABAH WOMEN'S ACTION-RESOURCE GROUP (SAWO)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (9am to 2pm)
Contact: +6088-280200
Email: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Twitter
6. PROTECT AND SAVE THE CHILDREN (PS THE CHILDREN)
Operating hours: Monday to Friday (8.30am to 5.30pm)
Contact: +6016-2273065 | +6016-7213065
WhatsApp: +6016-7213065
Email: [email protected]
Website | Facebook | Twitter
