Yoga teacher struck off after being charged with sexually abusing animal

Australian Yoga teacher and osteopath Stina Wangqvist has had her medical license suspended after being charged with animal and child abuse offences

A yoga teacher and osteopath who was charged with producing child abuse material and sexually abusing an animal has had her medical license suspended.

New South Wales’ Oesteopathy Board took the decision to suspend Australian-Swede Stina Wangqvist’s license to practice due to “obligations to protect the health and safety of the public.”

In a statement, they said: “As reported, Ms Wangqvist has been charged with producing child abuse material and animal abuse offences. The council has obligations to protect the health and safety of the public and maintain community confidence in the osteopathy profession and this matter was urgently considered today.”

‘Due to our confidentiality obligations under the law, we can’t provide further detail about this matter.”

Wangqvist, 48, was arrested last month and is accused alongside fellow Byron Bay resident Tore Milazzo, 48, who allegedly “used his own dog for sexual gratification”, according to the Daily Mail.

She was charged with one count each of producing child abuse material, committing animal sexual abuse and possessing animal sexual abuse material.

Milazzo faces a total of nine charges, including producing and possessing child abuse material, sexually touching an animal, and two counts of possessing a prohibited drug and failing to comply with approved firearm storage requirements.

The pair have both been granted bail, however a number of strict conditions have been put in place, according to a report by the Australian Daily Telegraph.

Wangqvist must report to the local Ballina police station daily while on bail, and has also been hit by a total social media ban. The yoga teacher, who is described in local media as a Swedish-Australian dual national, has also been made to surrender her passport.

Milazzo was also ordered to report to the police daily and is banned from being in possession of any animals.

He is also reportedly not allowed to be in possession of more than one mobile phone service or SIM card.

Milazzo’s case is set to return to Byron Bay Local Court on August 3, while Wangqvist will reportedly make a return to Ballina Court later that month on August 20.

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