Personal trainer accused of sexually assaulting client: police

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A 26-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman during a personal training session last week.

According to Winnipeg police, officers with the sex crimes unit began investigating on Dec. 17.

A woman said she attended a personal training session in the city’s northeast on Dec. 16. She had been working with the trainer for approximately a year.

Police claim the two were in a private consultation room in the fitness facility when the trainer spoke to the woman in a sexually suggestive manner and then sexually assaulted her.

The woman did not require medical attention.

Joseph Patrick Luna, 26 has been charged  with sexual assault, forcible confinement and overcoming resistance by attempting to choke, suffocate or strangle another person. None of the charges have been proven in court.

He was released on an undertaking.

CTV News confirmed the gym where the alleged incident took place was the Goodlife Fitness location on Regent Avenue West.

An email from the company said Luna was no longer actively working for GoodLife.

“We have been in contact with local authorities and are completely supportive of the ongoing police investigation. In alignment with their ongoing investigation, we are completing a thorough internal investigation as well,” wrote Tracy Matthews, VP of Experience and Safety, in a statement.

“The safety and security of our employees and our members is the most important thing to us. We take situations of this nature very seriously and will take all appropriate action required.”

Police continue to investigate.