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 A chain of California luxury spas has been accused of covering up a string of sexual assaults on guests by massage therapists at their five star hotels.

Two lawsuits brought against the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa and its sister hotel the Claremont Club & Spa in Berkeley - both owned by Accor Group - allege a pattern of abuse and cover-ups by staff going back 20 years.

In court documents seen by DailyMail.com, a 50-year-old woman said she was receiving a massage at the Sonoma spa in December 2017 when her masseuse sexually assaulted her, putting his fingers in her vagina. 

In another suit, a 48-year-old woman said a different masseuse 'grabbed her legs and pulled them open' and then 'inserted his fingers inside her vagina for approximately a minute'.

In both cases, the women alleged hotel staff failed to take proper action, offering the first victim a complimentary bottle of wine, and the second a free night's stay. 

The women's lawyer, Micha Liberty told DailyMail.com that there had been more than a dozen accusations of 'horrific' sexual misconduct by staff at the two resorts since 2003. 

The suits center around the five-star Wine Country resorts, where guests pay up to $1,500 a night to stay in luxurious rooms surrounded by perfectly manicured grounds with pools, gyms and golf courses. 

The first lawsuit against the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa was brought in November 2018 by a 50-year-old woman identified only as Jane Doe. 

Doe claimed that during her stay at the hotel in December 2017, she was sexually assaulted by her masseuse, a man named Daniel Cortright. 

She claimed that during the massage he touched her vagina without consent and said 'you're wet down there'. 

She said made an excuse to leave the room, found her husband and informed the resort's manager, Kacey O'Rourke. 

According to court documents, Ms O'Rourke did not call the police and instead sent a complimentary bottle of wine to Doe and her husband. 

Doe reported the incident to police who investigated but never referred the case to prosecutors, so she lodged her civil complaint against the hotel and its owners. 

According to Doe's attorney, Liberty, the complaint was settled for an undisclosed sum and Cortright was fired. 

Daniel Cortright told DailyMail.com that the allegations were 'completely untrue and fabricated and filed to force a settlement from the Fairmont'.

He added that 'the lawsuit was dismissed without any admission of any liability'.