When the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (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. The OMTDT has issued new decisions since the last edition of TouchPoint.

• Wan Hua (Annie) Wu (2026) Read CanLII
  The tribunal found Wan Hua (Annie) Wu did not complete a specified continuing education or remediation program (SCERP) required by the CMTO’s Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee and did not participate in the subsequent investigation into her conduct.

• David Symonds (2026) Read CanLII
  David Symonds was fund guilty of sexual and physical abuse.

• Thanh Nguyen (2026) Read CanLII
  The Tribunal found Thanh Nguyen guilty of professional misconduct that included multiple instances of submitting false claims to insurers for treatments she did not provide, falsely advertising the availability of direct billing to certain insurers despite having been delisted by them, and she failed to maintain clinical and financial records in accordance with the standards.

• Dimitrios James Nistas (2026) Read CanLII
  The Tribunal found that Mr. Nistas engaged in sexual acts with and made sexualized comments to a patient during a massage therapy appointment in 2014. Mr. Nistas also failed to obtain consent for treatment, including written consent for treatment of sensitive areas.