Client says Arizona massage therapist's 'cuddling' session turned sexual
Anne Ryman, Arizona RepublicPublished 6:52 p.m. ET Aug. 17, 2019 PHOENIX – In new age America, if you need emotional comfort, you can pay someone to cuddle you.
It's legal and unregulated.
But where do you complain if a cuddling session goes too far?
A Phoenix woman says it happened to her in May when she visited an $80-a-session cuddle therapist and the session turned sexual. She wound up with the cuddler's nipple in her mouth for five minutes.
She called police, who told her that nothing illegal had happened.
She called a national group that certifies cuddlers. It promptly decertified the cuddler, Susanne Woodward, for breaking its code of conduct.
Finally, she filed a complaint with the state board that regulates massage because the cuddler is also a massage therapist. It's illegal for massage therapists to engage in sexual activity with clients.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/17/cuddling-session-massage-therapist-turned-sexual-client-says/2042376001/