Charles William Davidson, 71, is already serving a jail sentence for rape and sexual assault of massage clients and today had his sentence extended after being found guilty of 40 further offences.
Rapist masseur âgot thrillâ out of brazen sex attacks Masseur Charles William Davidson, who raped and sexually assaulted massage clients, may have got a thrill out of being so brazen, a judge has said.
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Subscriber only Charles William Davidson s sentence will be added onto the five and a half-year sentence he received for similar sexual offending against massage clients in 2018. A jury on Tuesday found Davidson, 71, guilty of seven counts of rape, 30 sexual assault offences and three counts of indecently treating a child, 15, between 2003 and 2015. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on two sexual assault counts and two others were dropped by the Crown mid-trial.
A 71-year-old predator was persistent and brazen as he continued to sexually assault women while giving therapeutic massages over more than a decade.
The first single complaint about Charles William Davidson made about six years ago culminated this week in a second jury finding the masseur guilty of sexually assaulting and raping women as they lay on his massage table.
Davidson was first jailed in March 2018 after being found guilty of 18 counts of sexually assaulting 10 women and raping one in 2014 and 2015.
A jury sitting in a Brisbane court this week found him guilty of seven counts of rape and 30 of sexual assault involving 16 women, and three counts of indecent treatment of a 15-year-old girl.
Rape and child victim in masseurâs sex attacks on clients A masseur raped and sexually assaulted clients, including a 15-year-old, over a 12-year period in Brisbane, Maryborough and Hervey Bay.
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Subscriber only A masseur has been found guilty of 40 offences against 16 massage clients, over a 12-year period in Brisbane, Maryborough and Hervey Bay. A jury on Tuesday found Charles William Davidson guilty of seven counts of rape, 30 sexual assault offences and three counts of indecently treating a child, 15. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on two sexual assault charges and two other sexual assault charges were dropped during the trial.
A 71-year-old masseur already in jail for sexually assaulting female clients has been found guilty of preying on other women who went to him for therapeutic massages over more than a decade.
Charles William Davidson was first jailed more than three years ago for sexually assaulting 10 women and raping one in 2014 and 2015.
He again denied sexually assaulting women when facing another trial in the Brisbane District Court.
A 71-year-old masseur already in jail for sexually assaulting female clients has been found guilty of preying on other women who went to him for therapeutic massages over more than a decade (stock image)