When CMTO receives complaints, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (ICRC) can refer serious allegations (e.g., sexual abuse or other professional misconduct) to the Ontario Massage Therapists Discipline Tribunal (OMTDT), which is the Discipline Committee of CMTO. Since the April TouchPoint issue, the OMTDT issued the following decisions:

Joshua Hogan (2025) Read the full decision on CanLII.

• Engaged in professional misconduct by entering into relationships with Massage Therapy clients, which is considered sexual abuse. They also failed to keep records regarding certain clients and did not maintain client confidentiality.  This individual also contravened the Standards for Maintaining Professional Boundaries and Preventing Sexual Abuse, Client Health Record, Prevention of Sexual Abuse, Professional Boundaries, Privacy and Confidentiality, and Fees and Billing.

Gail-Anne Cumberbatch (2025) Read the full decision on CanLII.

• Engaged in professional misconduct by practising Massage Therapy and issuing receipts for Massage Therapy treatments as a Registered Massage Therapist while suspended.

Jason Epps (2025) Read the full decision on CanLII.

• Engaged in professional misconduct by treating certain sensitive areas of the client’s body without properly obtaining consent.

Zdenko Vranic (2025) Read the full decision on CanLII.

• In an earlier decision, the tribunal found that the registrant committed misconduct by failing to retain a client’s health records for at least 10 years after the client’s last visit. In this decision, the panel decided on a penalty and ordered a suspension and course work.