Nigel Evans: Friends back claim that scar was caused by Reiki massage He said it was caused by overenthusiastic alternative therapy massage when he went for a session of Reiki on Thursday. It is a sort of friction burn. Mr Evans was accused of making an unwanted advance on a man he had been drinking with in 2009. The incident is now being investigated by Lancashire Police as an alleged sexual assault alongside a second allegation of rape. At the time Mr Evans was interviewed by Patrick McLoughlin, the then opposition chief whip who is now Transport Secretary, but the matter was not reported to police by either the Conservatives or the complainant. A spokesman for Mr Evans said there had been a "misunderstanding" which had led to an inadvertent "unwanted advance." He said: "We dispute the description of the complaint as being 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'. There was a misunderstanding which resulted in an advance which Mr. Evans immediately accepted was unwanted. The complainant and Mr. Evans resolved the misunderstanding with the support of the Whip's Office. A spokesman for Mr McLoughlin told The Telegraph that he will "co-operate in full" with any police inquiries.