Mercer Island Massage Therapist's License Suspended for Sexual Contact

A massage therapist from Mercer Island has had her license suspended for entering a sexual relationship with the client and provided other clients with “full-body massage” — which included sexual contact — for a fee.

The state Department of Health last month suspended Denise S. Su’s license, based on allegations of unprofessional conduct and sexual misconduct made by the state. If found guilty, she could permanently lose her license.

The statement of charges (attached here in a PDF file) against Su, 34, alleges that sometime between 2007 and 2008, she engaged in sexual contact with an unnamed client at an unidentified location. Shortly after, she began a romantic and/or sexual relationship with the client, which lasted for about a year ending in late 2008. The charges also claim that between 2008 and 2011, she provided other clients with a “full body sensual massage” that included masturbation with sexual release for a fee. 

Patch was unable to reach Su at the phone number listed for her business. 

The review of her license moved into a settlement phase after Su failed to respond to the charges. 

(Ed. Note: An earlier version of this article stated that the state Department of Health's (DOH) Medical Quality Assurance Commission suspended Su's license. In the case of Massage Practitioners, disciplinary action is handled directly by the DOH. Mercer Island Patch regrets the error.)