Sexual Healing?

But Duquette stands by Shin, crediting him with her "rebirth." The inside treatment is "a very spiritual thing," says Duquette. "A lot of emotions began to come up. I cried a lot."

Duquette began visiting Shin in 1996 for help with "deep, deep" emotional and physical problems; she had been in a car wreck. She says Shin told her that her body was "asleep" and that inside treatments could help wake her up. He promised better health and more energy, and Duquette says he was right. Although Shin did tell her she'd progress more quickly if she had a sex partner, she says he uses only his fingers and does not perform intercourse during their treatments. The idea of treatment inside her vagina "didn't rattle me at all," Duquette claims smoothly.

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Shin Higashiura: He tells clients that "inside treatments" prevent wrinkles.

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"I had been to the gynecologist for years. The difference between what Dr. Shin does and what gynecologists do is results." Then she adds, emphasizing each word: "It's a very painful process."

Duquette says Shin's opponents are "unregenerates" who misunderstand his treatment and ignore the sacrifices he has made to bring his "special gift" to the U.S. "I consider the man a physician," she says.

Furthermore, she doesn't think Shin should have to answer to regulatory agencies. "I think it would take away whatever it is that he has to offer."

That would be a shame, Duquette insists. "The inside treatment," she says, "saved my life." Shin's treatments were painful " "like childbirth every time," says Stella."He never wash his hands," says

Shuko Yamamoto. "I was taught, wash hands. If I touch someone else, I feel like my hands is dirty.""Incompetence," says assistant district attorney Russell Turbeville, "is not a crime."