Sibley v. North Carolina Board of Therapy Examiners

As the Board’s findings and the evidence presented are inadequate to support the conclusion that petitioner’s conduct amounted to incompetence and could result in harm or injury to the public, I dissent.

The Board found petitioner, a physical therapist licensed in North Carolina, had engaged in sexual relations with one of his patients at a time when she was still his patient and had engaged in full-body hugs and kissed another patient on the lips during a treatment session. The Board further found that:

3. A physical attraction confuses the relationship between the patient and the therapist,…