Tory peer Lord Holmes ‘grabbed masseuse’s bum, pointed to his groin and asked if she did extras’

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A TORY peer grabbed a masseuse’s bum, pointed to his groin and asked if she did extras, a court heard yesterday.

Lord Holmes of Richmond, 48, who won nine Paralympic swimming gold medals after going blind at 14, claims he was only trying to “trace her outline”.

Lord Holmes of Richmond, 48, is accused of sexually assaulting a masseuse

But he is alleged to have firmly gripped her bottom towards the end of the treatment at a luxury London hotel.

He also asked if he could touch her breasts and made the reference to her giving him “sexual relief”, the court heard.

Jurors were told the shocked masseuse said: “No. I am a professional.”

The peer is also said to have broken the disposable underwear given to him before he went into the spa for the £150, 90-minute massage.

He denies sexual assault at Southwark crown court.

The trial continues.