Fleming notes that in the therapeutic relationship, the licensed therapist is granted the power to lead the dynamic in a professional setting. Gaslighting involves manipulating someone by sowing self doubt in what they are experiencing, and grooming is a process of seeing how far a predator can push past a person's personal boundaries. So by his lawyer making these allegations, I'm afraid that this is going to empower that fan base to come and seek what Dashaun Watson was receiving.” With her ethics course, Fleming spends considerable time educating other therapists about gaslighting and grooming tactics used by predatory clients. “The NFL is a very large, well known industry and there is a very large fan base. “I feel as though he single handedly put a lot of us at risk to be assaulted,” says Fleming. In an interview with Sports Radio 610, Watson’s lawyer, Rusty Hardin, claimed that a ‘happy ending’ was not a crime unless extra money was paid for the service. While Watson has repeatedly denied the claims, 23 of the 24 civil lawsuits have been settled. Two of the women also accused Watson of pressuring them to perform oral sex. Allegations included Watson exposing himself and manipulating therapists into touching him in an inappropriate manner. The dangers facing massage therapists made headlines last month, when NFL quarterback Deshuan Watson was suspended by the Cleveland Browns for 11 games and given a $5 million fine after he was accused of sexual misconduct by 24 massage therapists. She’s also on a mission to combat harmful stereotypes that plague the massage industry. In response, Fleming launched the ethics course, “Safety & Solicitation: Gaslighting and Power Dynamics” to help other therapists recognize threatening behavior from clients. I wasn't sure if it was worth it, but I stuck it out, “ says Fleming. So I really contemplated just leaving the industry all together between the vulgar messages and then trying to navigate that.
“At that point I now had to process this traumatic experience while also navigating a brand new industry that put me alone in a dark room with strangers. What she didn’t expect was sexual harassment, which she says began almost instantly. Priscilla Fleming became a licensed massage therapist in 2019 to help people. One of Kim Kardashian's Paris Hotel Robbers Says He Feels No Guilt Over Incident Hyundai and Kia Issue Recalls for Nearly 300 Thousand VehiclesĬouple's Brilliant Trick for Getting Dog to Take Her Medicine Goes Viral on TikTok
It's unclear what happened to the stalking fan-maybe the police got involved, or maybe, he eventually gave up, but hopefully Fishel has a chance to give fans some closure in a future episode of Pod Meets World.
Unfortunately, the conversation delved into a different topic at that point, so Fishel never finished the story. The 41-year-old said that "he started showing up at my school and telling people he was there to pick me up." It's always been him.'"īut it gets even worse. She continued, trying a few more times, but she never got an answer or a call back.Īt this point in the podcast episode, Strong and Friedle jumped in to say that they believed the girl wasn't real.įishel stated that the truth became clear when they "got a letter from her brother saying that she had died." Fishel recalls her mom figuring it out first, stating, "And my mom woke up in the middle of the night, and was like, 'She never existed. While it might be clear to some people where this is going, Fishel made sure to clarify that her "mom is participating in me writing back.and she's reading what this girl is writing to me, and my mom is like, 'Yeah, this girl, seems like you would be friends.'"įishel then tried to call the girl, instead getting the brother's voicemail. Strong interrupted her, saying, "I don't like where this is going," before Fishel said that the girl praised her brother for being there for her. The Boy Meets World actress went on to explain that the girl told her that her parents died when she was younger, so she lived with her older brother.įishel said, "at some point, maybe in the second letter she wrote me, she included a picture of her brother, a couple pictures of her brother, and her brother was several years older, a good-looking guy."