B.C. massage therapist sanctioned for professional misconduct
Karin Larsen | CBC News | Posted: December 22, 2017 8:44 PM | Last Updated: December 22, 2017
Jesse Brown conducted a sexual relationship with a client in his Penticton treatment room
An Okanagan registered massage therapist has agreed to give up his professional designation after conducting a sexual relationship with a patient in a treatment room at his Penticton office.
According to a "complaint outcome" document posted on the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia website, RMT Jesse Brown admitted to the following:
- Engaging in inappropriate communications with female patients, including sexually suggestive conversations in and outside of a treatment room.
- Offering and consuming alcohol with a patient in a treatment room.
- Engaging in a personal, romantic and sexual relationship with a patient in a treatment room.
- Attempting to mislead a CMTBC investigation by falsifying text messages from a patient.
The incidents happened between November 2010 and June 2016.
Brown has until Jan. 31 to resign his certification and one year to pay $13,200 in costs to the CMTBC.
Lack of CMTBC certification does not prevent someone from working as a massage provider.
Earlier this month, a Merritt, B.C., man was criminally charged for incidents that took place at a massage clinic he operated.
Michael Albert Jolly is facing four counts of sexual assault involving multiple victims, according to police. Jolly is not a registered massage therapist.