Peeping Qld manicurist molested client A MALE manicurist with a history of lurking in women's toilets molested a client during a massage at his salon, a court has heard. Duy Hung Tran, 38, was sentenced to 18 months' prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to sexual assault in the District Court in Brisbane. The court heard he touched an 18-year-old client under her clothes and sucked on her nipple during a "complimentary" massage at the Brisbane nail salon he owned with his wife. Crown prosecutor Belinda Merrin said the teen had earlier declined to remove her top for the massage when invited by Tran. Ms Merrin told the court that during the massage Tran squeezed the woman's buttocks beneath her shorts, reached under her top and rubbed her breasts over her bra, and touched her genitals over her shorts. Ms Merrin said Tran ignored the teen's protests and went on to touch her genitals inside her underwear, expose her breast and put his mouth to one nipple. Afterwards Tran helped the woman put her shoes back on and kissed her, the prosecutor said. The court heard Tran had previously been convicted on three occasions for spying on women in public toilets and once for stroking and kissing a female customer. The latest offence in February 2013 had been committed while Tran was on parole, Ms Merrin said. "He represents a high risk of reoffending and is an unacceptable candidate for rehabilitation," she told the court. Defence barrister Scott Lynch tendered a psychologists' report and said Tran was in a destructive relationship with a "controlling" wife and was confused about his sexuality. Judge Milton Griffin said it was a troubling case and Tran appeared to be a recidivist offender. You took advantage of an 18-year-old. The effects on her cannot be ignored," he said. The judge set parole eligibility at nine months taking into account six months Tran has already served in custody.