Locations
Pensfold, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3
Description
A Midlands physiotherapist who abused a patient has been locked up. Robert Merfyn Williams denied a single count of sexual assault and stood trial at Shrewsbury Crown Court.
But jurors convicted him of the charge following a two-day trial in December 2024. The trial heard how the 66-year-old assaulted his female patient when she went to his practise in Mardol, Shrewsbury.
The victim had gone to see Williams for treatment to her painful knee. Williams has now been jailed for 15 months for his crime.
The defendant, of Pensfold, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, was also told to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years. West Mercia Police's Detective Constable Nick Williams, from Shropshire's reactive CID, praised the victim for coming forward.
He said: "I commend the courage of the victim in this case to come forward and for her resilience and determination over the last couple of years as she waited for the trial to take place. I am pleased with the court result and sentencing and I hope the knowledge that police will take such allegations seriously and will do their best to bring offenders of sexual crimes to justice, will give other victims the confidence to come forward."