Brampton man jailed six months for sex assault during Mississauga massage - Brampton Guardian

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A Brampton man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman during a massage at a Mississauga wellness centre has been sentenced to six months in jail.

Zamin Khan, 44, was sentenced May 18. He will be on probation for 12 months after serving his sentence, Justice P. Andras Schreck ruled.

Khan was not a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT), although is victim thought he was, Schreck noted in his sentencing decision.

Noting Khan was a first offender, Schreck rejected the Crown’s request for 15 months in jail, and the defence’s request for a nine month conditional sentence to be served at home.

“…in my view a six-month sentence (in jail) will appropriately denounce Mr. Khan’s conduct and drive home to him and others that his behaviour was unacceptable,” Schreck wrote in his sentencing decision.

The victim told the court in a victim impact statement that the assault had made her feel embarrassed and ashamed, she has withdrawn from friends and family. She is now less trusting of strangers and it “has changed me in a way that is not for the better.”

The court found Khan sexually assaulted the victim by touching her breasts and vaginal area during a massage at the Evergreen Wellness Centre. He also asked her out to dinner.

She discovered after the massage that he was not an RMT.

Schreck called the assault a “breach of trust” and said the victim was in a vulnerable position at the time.

“She was in a small room, alone with Mr. Khan and in a completely disrobed state,” Schreck noted.

Khan, a married man with the support of his wife, family and community, is currently working in a warehouse, court heard. Schreck noted the assault was “somewhat out of character for him.”

He pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty following a trial.

In a pre-sentence report, it was noted Khan had not expressed any remorse for his actions.

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