Massage therapist loses license.Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard A Eugene massage therapist had his professional license revoked and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of harassment for groping grope v. groped, grop·ing, gropes v.intr. 1. To reach about uncertainly; feel one's way: groped for the telephone. 2. female clients. At least six women complained they were touched inappropriately by Lowell Douglas Johnson Douglas Johnson (1925-2005), a British historian, was born in Edinburgh in 1925. He attended the Royal Grammar School, Lancaster, and then Worcester College, Oxford, on a history scholarship. , 51, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a complaint filed by state regulators. Several clients and co-workers also said Johnson acted - and smelled - intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. during massage sessions, according to the complaint. On Tuesday, the state Board of Massage Therapists revoked Johnson's license, and a Lane County Circuit Court judge sentenced him to 24 months of probation, gave him 80 hours of community service and ordered him to undergo substance abuse counseling. Johnson, who called his business "Touch By Doug," said Friday in a phone interview that the allegations were false, but he had no choice but to agree to a plea deal with prosecutors. "I went through a divorce and didn't have the money to fight it," he said. "I had to do what I had to do." The women who complained "were close associates with my ex-(wife) and my ex-(business) partner and they got together and hung me out to dry," he said. Johnson, who obtained his Oregon massage therapy Massage Therapy Definition Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues and consists of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or license in 1999, said that among his 700 clients were University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. athletes, both men and women. He said he didn't know how many UO athletes he worked on or the time period. Dave Williford, UO sports information director, refused to confirm that Johnson worked on UO athletes, saying it was "privileged information." The complaint filed by the Board of Massage Therapists documents a series of incidents of unprofessional conduct alleged by Johnson's clients and co-workers. Six women complained that Johnson touched their genitals or breasts during massages without their consent. "Knock it off, Doug," one woman told him after he touched her, according to the complaint. Clients and co-workers also alleged that he smelled of alcohol on the job, had slurred slur tr.v. slurred, slur·ring, slurs 1. To pronounce indistinctly. 2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly. 3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration. speech and was acting "loopy." One client that Johnson touched inappropriately said she was afraid of him because he once told her, "You know I've killed people before." The incidents in the complaint occurred between spring 2004 and May 2005. The Board of Massage Therapists put his license on emergency suspension in May. In August, the Lane County District Attorney's Office charged Johnson with seven counts of third-degree sexual abuse. On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment. Johnson was convicted of drunken driving in February. He was cited for DUII DUII Driving (while) Under the Influence of Intoxicants about six years ago as well, but avoided conviction by completing a treatment program. |
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