A freelance personal trainer was really exposed for making unsolicited sexual advances towards a woman.
An Instagram post depicting the inappropriate incident, that took place in a gym in Singapore, has since gone viral. The guilty individual has apparently deleted all his socials and website after being exposed.
An Instagram user named Cheryl Loh posted a disturbing post on her account yesterday (Tuesday, 4th August). Her intention was to highlight a recent sexual harassment of a fitness instructor using his hands to grope his client’s backside during their sessions.
According to Cheryl – who personally reached out to the victim in question – the unprofessional trainer was told multiple times to not touch the woman’s butt. Despite the request, he went on with his habit, claiming that he was simply “checking” her muscle movement.
Aperio Performance, the fitness centre where the aforementioned video took place, has since banned the man from suing the premise. It should also be noted that he is a freelance coach and not an employee of the gym.
Those who often see him at their gyms claim that he usually preys on attractive young ladies. Although the victim wishes to remain anonymous (presumably to avoid unwanted attention), she gave Cheryl her consent to post their conversation. Hopefully, this would bring awareness to more people that unsolicited physical contact is not normal and shouldn’t be allowed.
Several netizens reveal that his real name is Melvin but goes by his trainer name as David Mesut and allegedly runs a fitness coaching program called Ultralete Fitness. As at time of writing, the Ultralete Fitness website, Facebook and Instagram account have been deleted by the owner.
Malaysian influencer and co-founder of MotionLab Maggy Wang shared her two cents on this incident. She also elaborated on what is and isn’t appropriate when it comes to one-on-one coaching. Read her statement below:
You may check out Cheryl’s full post here:
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We sincerely hope that the victim is coping well and that she’ll recover from this episode.
Source: Cheryl Loh’s IG.
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