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Massage Therapist Robyn Bassani Denies Targeting Ohio State Football Players for Sex

Massage therapist Robyn Bassani denied the allegations she is facing following an investigation into her treatment of Ohio State football players.

On Thursday, Ohio State released a statement saying the State Medical Board of Ohio received a complaint against "an independent massage therapist who engaged in inappropriate and exploitative behavior targeting members of the Ohio State football team." The statement said the medical board had revoked Bassani's license permanently.

The school launched an independent investigation through Barnes & Thornburg. That investigation determined "no university or athletic department staff had knowledge of the massage therapist's activities" and that there is no basis for NCAA violations, though the results were shared with the NCAA.