Overview
- Sumit Satish Rastogi pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison for a long term after the South Australia District Court detailed his crimes against clients.
- He admitted 97 offences at a Glenelg massage clinic between October 2021 and July 2022, including 55 counts of indecent filming and 42 of aggravated indecent assault.
- The court set a non-parole period of 10 years and 10 months, backdated to his July 2022 arrest, making parole possible in 2035 and likely deportation after prison.
- Judge Carmen Matteo said his offending escalated as he gained confidence, from interfering with underwear to secretly recording invasive images, and she called it a gross breach of trust.
- A treating psychiatrist diagnosed voyeuristic disorder, which the court accepted as a possible explanation but not a defense, while victims described lasting trauma and lost trust in care providers.