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GoLocalProv | News | RI Massage Therapist Was Suspended for Having Sex With Patient. Now, He Is Suspended Again.
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
The Rhode Island Department of Health has suspended the license of a massage therapist, following a complaint this week from a patient.
Anthony Conti, who had been suspended in 2022 for having sex with a patient, was suspended again this week, after a patient said Conti “while engaging in the practice of massage therapy, inappropriately touched [their] buttocks and genitals at a facility in Warwick.”
“The Department has credible evidence that on or about September 1, 2023, [Conti] violated the massage therapy statute [under Rhode Island General Laws] by inappropriately touching the buttocks and genitals of Patient A while providing massage therapy services,” stated RIDOH.
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Conti is now suspended for 90 days.
“The Director of RIDOH has reviewed the faces and conclusions in this case and further finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action,” stated RIDOH.
Previous Suspension
As GoLocal reported in December 2022:
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has suspended the license of a massage practitioner in the state — for having sex with a patient.
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