HEALTH care assistant Danisa Gumeda, 45, told a jury today that he does not know why two women colleagues have made sex assault allegations against him.

Mr Gumeda said he had not molested either of the women during work at Stroud Hospital and their claims are untrue. However, he did say one of the women had been 'flirtatious with him' and liked feeling his arm muscles so he had to tell her to stop.

He has pleaded not guilty to two charges of sexual assault on one woman on Oct 23, 2015 and two charges of sexually assaulting the other woman on dates between May, 31 and Oct, 1 that year.

The first woman told Gloucester Crown Coourt that on October 23 she was delighted when Mr Gumeda agreed to swap shifts with her that day and she thanked him.

"He put his arms out for a hug because I was happy. I gave him a hug just to say 'thank you very much,' she told the court.

"The hug went on a bit long so I shuffled myself out of it. It went on for more than three seconds and I felt uncomfortable about it. I thought he was being over friendly."

Later, she said, he asked her to help him with a patient in a side room and it was as they were together putting on aprons and gloves that he molested her.

"I saw he was behind me. There was no reason for him to be in that position because everything he needed was on the other side of the room," she said.

"I asked him to go and get some hot water. I looked behind me and he had got even closer to me. He then put both of his hands on my arse and I told him to leave me alone. I told him it was not appropriate.

"He used both hands, one on each cheek. He shoved me close to the locker. I was stuck and couldn't get out unless he moved away. He started moving one hand on my lower back to try to get underneath my top. He didn't say anything.

"He put one of his arms around me to prevent my arm moving. My other arm was already stuck by the position was I was.

"He put his other hand inside my top. He had his hands right up the top of my back. It felt like a glove. It was cold and silky. I asked him to leave me alone but he proceeded to move his hand down downwards to go inside my trousers.

"I was wriggling to make him stop but I couldn't move enough to release my arm. His hand went inside my trousers and onto my bum. Then he went around. I was trying my hardest to stop him but eventually he did get his hand inside.

"He touched the top of my vagina. He was trying to get further down. He didn't say anything. I just told him again to leave me alone."

She went on "I had never had that situation before and I didn't know what to do."

She reported the incident the next day and as a result of police enquiries the second alleged victim came forward.

That woman has told the court that she also gave Gumeda a hug but he held onto her and kissed her on the lips.

A month later, she alleged, she was working with him again when he tried to put his hands under her clothing and managed to get as far as the bottom of her breasts while she was in a 'cubby hole' where staff coats and bags are kept.

Ward sister Sarah Gazzard told the court that the second alleged victim was 'visibly upset and crying' when she reported the incident to her.

As a result, she said, she spoke to Mr Gumeda who told her that the woman had been 'flirtatious with him throughout the shift and was touching his muscles.'

"I spoke to her again and she denied that she had been flirting or touching him."

In evidence, Mr Gumeda, of Parkend rd, Gloucester, who has been a health care worker for fourteen years, agreed he had a hug with the first woman and said it was because she was 'excited and happy' about him taking over her shift that day. But it went no further than that and he had not touched her again, he said.

About the second woman he said "She used to approach me and use both hands to squeeze my biceps and hit my chest. Then she would stop and laugh it off. It made me feel unhappy and humiliated. The last time she did it I shouted at her that I'd had enough of it."

Prosecutor Nicolas Gerasimidis said that if Mr Gumeda's evidence was true the women had been telling 'wicked lies' and he asked why they would do that.

Mr Gumeda said he did not know and he had done nothing that would lead them to tell lies about him.

The trial continues tomorrow.