A CHINESE acupuncturist accused of sexually assaulting a female patient on his treatment table told her it would make her feel better, a court heard.

Dr Hongwei Dong got the woman to strip naked before touching her intimately, telling her it would improve circulation to her feet, it is alleged.

The woman, who is aged in her 30s, said she felt shocked and humiliated by the 'treatment' but believed it would help ease her chronic joint pain.

Dong, 60, repeatedly assured her that the acupuncture and massage sessions were improving her health while taking the opportunity to sexually assault her, it is alleged.

When she questioned Dong's methods he told her 'I just want you to walk', a jury heard.

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He is charged with seven counts of sexual assault against the woman, who cannot bee named for legal reasons, between October and December 2018.

In a recording of her evidence shown during his trial at Bournemouth Crown Court she said she had tried various natural remedies to manage her pain.

She said she met Doctor David, a pseudonym Dong operated under, at the WeCare Remedy clinic in Bournemouth, which she had visited once before.

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She said: "I had a massage session with him. He said he was offering me six sessions. He said I needed regular treatment and that the course would benefit me.

"On the first session he had me strip to my pants and bra.

"I remember I was lying on the bed waiting for him to come in and he opened the door and when he saw me he went 'Woo-hoo'.

She said Dong explained she needed to 'activate' her 'down below' to make her feet warmer.

She said he told her 'for your walking skills you need to focus on your uterus' before he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

During the second session she said he began pulling her pants down and touching her.

The married woman said: "It was shocking and humiliating but at the same time I was believing because he is a doctor and he is qualified.

"That's where I am very disappointed in myself. "

In a later session, Dong allegedly told her his 'treatment' was improving her health.

She said: "He said my pulse was getting stronger, my eyes were shinier and my tongue was healthier.

"He said I was improving and I was feeling pleased to have this treatment but questioning if it is right that this is what he needs to do to me to get me better."

On their final session together the woman said Dong groped her breasts before offering her a herbal bath 'just for the two of them.'

She said: "It was the last session that he massaged my breasts. He was touching my armpit and my chest. I did not know this was not allowed. You are not allowed to touch the breasts.

"He told me he was going to get me a herbal bath. I was getting embarrassed. It was really shocking for me.

"He said he'd put me in the bath and then come back and have sex with me.

"I said, 'what?' and as soon as I said that he said, 'I just want you to walk. It is just for you but don't tell anyone.'

"He gave me a card for the session. I just wanted to come out of there."

The woman later confided in a relative about the alleged abuse and Dong was arrested.

He denied sexually assaulting the woman and said she was 'making it up'.

Dong, from Charlton, south east London, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and the trial continues.