A patient of chiropractor Philip LaPierre told his sexual assault trial that he rubbed her breasts several times during an appointment in his office last year.Article contentA longtime patient of former Kentville chiropractor Philip LaPierre said he asked her to take off her bra before rubbing her breasts as she lay on the examining table in his office.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentThe woman testified Thursday on the first day of LaPierre’s sexual assault trial in Kentville provincial court.Article contentArticle contentThe woman told the court that she was at his office for an appointment in 2024 and before she left, she began to experience severe pain in her shoulder blades and back through to her sternum.Article contentArticle contentLaPierre brought her back into a room for a reassessment after she advised the receptionist of the discomfort.Article contentShe said during that he was pressing on her sternum through her shirt and felt the section of her underwire bra between the cups, grabbed it between his finger and thumb, and said “what is this?”Article contentThe woman said LaPierre moved the bra with his hand an inch or two in all directions.Article contentShe said after she told him she was wearing an underwire bra, he said, “that’s no good” and that the bra was breaking electrical conduction in her muscles.Article contentLaPierre told her that could have caused her pain, the woman testified, and that she needed to remove her bra so he could test that what he had been doing was effective.Article contentShe said she wore a similar bra to all her appointments.Article contentThe woman had travelled with a friend that day and asked her to come into the room because she didn’t feel comfortable at that point.Article contentArticle contentShe said he folded up her bra and put it on her sternum and then had her push against his hand with hers, with and without the bra being there, telling her there was a difference in her strength.Article contentHe did the alternating test five or six times, she said, but she didn’t know why it was so many because an assessment usually only took one or two.Article contentLaPierre then put his hands on her belly and ribs saying he was going to help the pain in her sternum.Article contentThen, the woman testified, he moved both hands to the centre of her breasts and moved his hands in a circular motion with pressure.Article content“It was not the same kind of pressure you would use in a treatment,” she said.Article content“It was uncomfortable. It was intimate.”Article contentThe woman said she didn’t give him permission to touch her breasts, and she “felt violated.”Article contentHe moved his hand back down to her belly and back to her breasts three or four times.Article content“The first time I was kind of floored and (thinking) ‘oh my lord, what just happened,’ but after the third or fourth time, I was like a deer in headlights and just shut down,” the woman said. “I don’t remember the conversation, I don’t remember what he said or anything that was happening.”Article contentLater, she called police to report the incident.Article contentThe trial resumes next month.Article content
I was floored: Woman testifies Kentville chiropractor rubbed her breasts during treatment
