SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
“Sexual misconduct is particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry because the damages to patients which result are mental and emotional in nature. If psychiatry loses the confidence of society, its ability to pursue its mission will be damaged.”
American Psychiatric Association
Approved by the Board of Trustees
March 1993
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Sergio Paradiso, Iowa Psychiatrist, Escapes Sex with Patient Lawsuit – But Surrendered License Previously
Courthouse News Psychiatrist's Off-Duty Tryst Won't Cost Iowa By Jeff D. Gorman January 15, 2015 Psychiatrist Sergio Paradiso (CN) - A woman who began a sexual relationship with a university psychiatrist after she stopped seeing him professionally can't pursue a malpractice claim against his employer or the state of Iowa, an appeals panel ruled. Sonni Giudicessi was a patient at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) Eating Disorder Program three times from 2008 to 2009. She was treated for anorexia, depression and alcohol abuse. Dr. Sergio Paradiso was one of her psychiatrists, and she talked with him [...]
John Wisner, Kansas Psychiatrist (and priest) – defrocked – multiple allegations of sex abuse
Kansas City Star KCK priest is defrocked years after investigation into sexual abuse allegations BY Judy L. Thomas June 21, 2018 Psychiatrist John WIsner A priest in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas has been defrocked years after an investigation into multiple allegations of sexual abuse. The Rev. John H. Wisner was returned to the lay state, or laicized, by a decree issued by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, according to an announcement published May 25 in The Leaven, the archdiocesan newspaper. Naumann issued the decree on Dec. 21, the announcement said, and it was affirmed by the Vatican's [...]
Surendra Johri, NY Psychiatrist, turned himself in to police to face charges of sex abuse and forcible touching
CNYCentral New Hartford psychiatrist accused of sexual abuse and forcible touching by CNYCentral June 26th 2018 Psychiatrist Surendra Johri UTICA, N.Y. — A New Hartford doctor is accused of forcible touching and sex abuse. Utica Police say Dr. Surendra K. Johri turned himself in on June 18 to face charges of third-degree sex abuse and forcible touching, which police say are related to alleged misconduct by Johri while working as a psychiatrist in Utica. Johri was booked on the charges and released, according to Utica Police. Utica Police say the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People [...]
Robert Jarmon, New Jersey Psychiatrist, license suspended – patient said the two had sex during office visits
The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) N.J. lifts medical license of therapist Psychiatrist's patient alleges trysts in office By Carol Ann Campbell February 21, 2002 Psychiatrist Robert Jarmon State officials have suspended the medical license of a Spring Lake psychiatrist after a patient said the two had sex during office visits. State documents say Robert G. Jarmon, known for his lectures and a book he wrote about past lives and spirituality, engaged in sexual relations with a patient during two visits in the spring of 1999. The psychiatrist also is accused of engaging in sexual fantasy play in other sessions [...]
Graham Craig, UK Psychiatrist, struck off after sex with patient
ChronicleLive by Coreena Ford June 20, 2010 A PSYCHIATRIST who had a two-year sex romp with a patient almost four decades younger than him has been struck off the medical register, the Sunday Sun can reveal. Dr Graham Craig was 61 when he had the affair with the 23-year-old woman – known as Patient A – who had been admitted to his clinic for severe depression. It is not the first time Dr Craig, now 72 – whose area of practice is Newcastle – had an “inappropriate relationship” with a patient. He was found guilty of unprofessional conduct [...]
Herman Zeidman, Florida, 50 years as a psychiatrist, busted for “hypnotizing” an undercover cop and fondling her breasts
The Miami Herald POLICE SAY PSYCHIATRIST FONDLED UNDERCOVER COP By Donna Leinwand Herald Staff Writer June 5, 1993 Psychiatrist Herman Zeidman A 77-year-old psychiatrist who allegedly hypnotized his female patients so he could fondle their breasts was arrested Friday by an undercover police officer who pretended to fall under his spell. Pompano Beach police charged Dr. Herman Zeidman of 3100 Estates Dr., Pompano Beach, with one count of simple battery after he allegedly touched the breasts of the undercover officer, Sgt. Tony Lanza said. If convicted, Zeidman could spend up to a year in jail, Lanza said. Police also [...]
Joel Hanson, Utah Psychiatrist – accused of posing as a photographer and secretly videotaping models as they undressed – sentenced to 30 days in jail
The Associated Press June 22, 2000 Former mental health officials sentenced to jail Psychiatrist Joel Hanson Psychiatrist Joel W. Hanson, the former Davis County mental health director accused of posing as a photographer and secretly videotaping models as they undressed, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail. Second District Judge Pam Heffernan this week also ordered Hanson to continue his therapy with his private counselor, attend a weekly sex offender group therapy program, attend sex addicts anonymous and participate in an "intensive community sex-offender program." Hanson, 39, Centerville, was arrested July 22, about three weeks after two 21-year-old [...]
Melvin Pisetzner, Penfield, NY Psychiatrist, charged with patronizing a prostitute, a 19-year-old male former patient
WHEC-TV Rochester, New York Psychiatrist Melvin Pisetzner A 67-year-old Penfield man has been arrested and charged with patronizing a prostitute in the third-degree. The investigation that led to the arrest of Melvin Pisetzner began when a 19-year-old male told police he had met Pisetzner in an online chat. Police say Pisetzner posed as a 55-year-old man and offered to pay the teen a sum of money to participate in a sex act with him. The 19-year-old is a former patient of Pisetzner – a psychiatrist, but police do not believe Pisetzner knew that at the time of their online [...]