Miniello also reportedly insisted that he never forced women to have sex with him and only “proposed alternative treatments that have paid off”.
“I, who have successfully treated hundreds of women for more than 40 years… only propose alternative medicine that has paid off,” the obscene doctor said through his lawyer.
A number of women have contacted the Center for Non-Violence in Bari, saying that they are “in the same situation”, said center coordinator Marika Massara.
“Some are considering reporting it, others are afraid, also because the rate of secondary victimization we are seeing is very high,” Massara added.
Bari’s public prosecutor has also reportedly opened an investigation into the case.
(dka)
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