Mr Stefano Lombardi

As a registered Physiotherapist (PH109015) your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct. In that:

1. On or around 21 October 2021, during or after a Physiotherapy session with Service User A, you:

a) allowed Service User A to remove their clothes when this was not necessary for their treatment.

b) did not provide Service User A with a towel to maintain their privacy; and/or

c) massaged the inner part of Service User A’s thigh when this was not clinically necessary for treatment.

d) massaged Service User A’s wrist when this was not clinically necessary for treatment.

e) emailed Service User A about details of a spa at 3.30am when this was not necessary for the service.

2. On 4 November 2021 during a Physiotherapy session with Service User A, you:

a) allowed Service User A to remove their clothes when this was not necessary for their treatment.

b) did not provide Service User A with a towel in order to maintain their privacy.

c) massaged Service User A’s stomach, which was not clinically necessary for treatment.

d) massaged the area around Service User A’s breast or breasts and/or chest when this was not necessary for treatment.

e) massaged Service User A’s legs, hips, inner thighs and between her legs.

f) rubbed Service User A’s hand against your thigh and/or groin and/or penis; and/or

g) told Service User A “if I wanted to touch you, I could have done that all the last hour, you were lying naked on my table, but I didn’t do it,” when they confronted you with what happened.

3. Your conduct in relation to particulars and sub-particulars 1 and/or 2 was sexual in nature.

4. Your conduct in relation to particulars and sub-particulars 1 and/or 2 was sexually motivated.

5. The matters set out in particulars 1, 2, 3, constitute misconduct.

6. By reason of your misconduct your fitness to practise is impaired.

Facts Proved: 1(a), (b), (c); 2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g).
Facts Not Proved: 1(d), (e); 2(f); 3; 4
Grounds: Misconduct
Fitness to Practise Impaired: Yes