A STAR was sexually assaulted on a treatment table at a Soho massage parlour in a “terrifying” ordeal.
The actress was attacked by Sundaralingam Koodalingam, who groped her while she was getting treatment.
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Koodalingam, 36, who came to the country from the Maldives in 2021, also intimately touched the woman during the horror attack.
He has now been jailed for four years after he was convicted of assault by penetration and sexual assault.
Sentencing, Mr Recorder Jeremy Brier KC said: “[The victim] describes it as a violation. She describes having panic attacks, and says that she cannot relax in public spaces since the incident has taken place.
“She was naked, vulnerable, and entirely trusting in your professionalism and integrity.
“This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.”
Southwark Crown Court heard the woman, who is also a singer, visited the Thai massage parlour in London in 2023.
While she was lying on the table, Koodalingam touched her breasts and sexually assaulted her.
In a victim impact statement, she told how she was left unable to work following the attack and needs regular therapy sessions.
She added: “I found it difficult to talk to friends about what had happened. I don’t want to use the words necessary to explain what he did to me.”
“Imagine the sentence ‘At least he didn’t rape you’ being the silver lining.
“Ultimately, I am fundamentally changed by the incident. The actions of the defendant left me sad and untrusting of people.
“I don’t know if I will ever get back to who I was before that day.
“He has taken away my trust, and my innocence, and my ability to give anyone, especially a stranger who happens to be a man the benefit of the doubt.”
The court was told Koodalingam came to the UK under the sponsorship of a “legitimate business in the Cotswolds”.
He is originally from the Maldives but was educated in India.
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