“I don’t offer penetration or even oral sex but only touches, tantric massages, hugs, kisses, nudity,” says Iva, an assistant from a town northeast of Prague who calls herself a sex teacher.
“Some people with mental disabilities or complex handicaps can’t even say what they want so I have to use pictures to find out.”
Iva is one of five sexual assistants working with Risk-free Pleasure. They charge up to 1,200 koruna (45 euros, $50) per session.
“Many disabled people don’t have a partner. They are, say, 35 years old, so I open the door to sexuality for them,” says Iva.
She insists on only meeting a client a handful of times at most to prevent him from developing too close of a bond with her.
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“Disabled people are often full of pent-up sexual energy,” she said, adding that some may be impulsive and aggressive at times.
“When they release that sexual energy, and it’s the strongest energy you’ll find in the body, their mood improves and they are easier to handle,” Iva told AFP.
Although sexual assistance itself is not illegal, the Risk-free Pleasure NGO still walks a fine line as they can advertise the service but cannot themselves put assistants in touch with clients. That could carry charges of procurement, or pimping, which is a broadly defined crime under Czech law.
The service is still in its initial phase — Iva said she only had two clients in January — but Lucie Sidova is hoping to boost the current roster with additional assistants, including men, in the future.
She said they have already received one thank you letter from a man who used a sexual assistant.
“After many years of looking for a partner in vain, his self-confidence grew so much that he told us he wasn’t coming to the next session, that he has a girlfriend now.”
