Gym Owner Allegedly Rapes Female Client, Sends Lewd Photos To Victim's Sons

A 40-year-old woman has filed a complaint against a gym owner for allegedly drugging and raping her. According to the woman, the accused even threatened her and forwarded her lewd photos to her sons, demanding money.

Dharminder Kumar, who hails from the Indian state of Punjab, was charged with rape and criminal intimidation Saturday, reported The Hindustan Times.

In her complaint, the woman claimed she had joined the accused's gym in 2015 with three other women. Later that year, Kumar reportedly told her he had another gym that was better equipped and invited her there. She then began training at the other facility.

"One day when there was nobody in the gym, the accused who is a trainer as well, gave me some tablets and injection, saying these would help me get in shape. After taking the drugs, I partially lost consciousness and he raped me. He clicked my pictures and made videos. Thereafter, he began sexually assaulting me by blackmailing me with those pictures," the woman said as per The Times of India.

The accused allegedly began blackmailing the woman in 2018, asking for money. He wanted $6,744 to buy gym equipment. When she refused to pay him, he threatened to upload the pictures on social media, following which she paid him $2,697.

The woman reportedly stopped visiting the gym in March this year, after which the accused began demanding more money.

"When I ignored his threats, he sent those pictures and videos to my two sons and deleted them. He threatened to get me and my family killed if I did not pay him Rs 5 lakh," she told the publication.

The accused allegedly sent the pictures to the woman's children via a fake Instagram account. According to the police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the mobile number attached to the account belonged to the accused.

Officers added that the accused is married and has a 13-year-old child.

Just recently, a 37-year-old British woman was found guilty of blackmailing a longtime friend into paying $4,100 to settle a fabricated child abuse allegation involving her daughter.