When CMTO receives complaints, the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee can refer serious allegations (e.g., sexual abuse or other professional misconduct) to the Discipline Committee. These decisions are public.

Since the last edition of TouchPoint, CMTO’s Discipline Committee issued the following decisions:

• Xingwu (Mark) Li (October 2024) Read the full decision on CanLii.
  Engaged in professional misconduct by treating a client’s sensitive areas without obtaining written consent, physically abusing a client, and failing to meet record-keeping requirements.

• Gary Ho (September 2024) Read the full decision on CanLii.
  Engaged in professional misconduct by treating a client’s sensitive areas without obtaining written consent.

• Jesse Byers (September 2024) Read the full decision on CanLii.
  Engaged in professional misconduct including engaging in a sexual relationship with a client, and failing to maintain professional boundaries.

• Oliver Long (September 2024) Read the full decision on CanLii.
  Engaged in professional misconduct due to criminal convictions for sexual offences against osteopathy clients in his prior career. The Discipline Committee found these offences were relevant to his suitability to practise Massage Therapy.

• Mingya Kathy Kennedy (September 2024) Read the full decision on CanLii.
  Engaged in professional misconduct by using her position as a Massage Therapy educator to give students an unfair advantage by sharing privileged entry-to-practice exam information.