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An instructor accused of sexual assault by a student has been placed on leave pending internal investigations, Trust Yoga said in a statement on Monday (Aug 3).
This came after the alleged victim took to Instagram and Twitter to recount her ordeal on Friday (July 31), setting off a wave of online backlash against the studio, which has outlets in Telok Ayer and Tampines.
The alleged victim, who said she is certified to teach Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, explained: “I am speaking up because I cannot stay silent as a teacher and practitioner.”
She was molested by a teacher at the studio on July 11 while she was taking a class, she said.
According to her, the instructor had smacked her left butt cheek while she was in a forward fold pose and stroked her left butt cheek, her crotch and her right butt cheek while she was in an inversion pose.
She was “very stunned at the gross violation” and was not able to participate in the rest of the class despite the instructor’s insistence, she added.
She reported the issue to a staff member after the class and returned to the studio the next day to speak to other teachers.
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