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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Donald Pet, Connecticut Psychiatrist, license suspended, allegedly had sexual contact with four patients
Hartford Courant (Connecticut) PSYCHIATRIST'S SEX CASE SENT BACK TO TRIAL COURT By Lynne Tuohy March 8, 1994 Psychiatrist Donald Pet The appeal of Dr. Donald Pet, whose medical license was suspended in 1989 after he allegedly had sexual contact with four patients, became even more complicated and protracted Monday, when the state Supreme Court sent his case back to the trial court level for yet another hearing. The high court's ruling represents a Pyrrhic victory for the Manchester psychiatrist. On one hand, the court ruled that Pet should have been allowed to present evidence of procedural irregularities by the [...]
Jasung Kim – Lincoln psychiatrist’s license suspended – sexual misconduct
Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska) Doctor's license suspended amid sexual allegations February 23, 2010 Psychiatrist Jasung Kim The medical license of a Lincoln psychiatrist has been suspended on the grounds he twice pursued sexual relationships with patients and once revealed confidential information. A hearing for Dr. Jasung Kim was to have taken place Friday but was rescheduled for March 25, according to a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services. Kim's license was suspended Feb. 4, according to documents published on the department's Web site. The suspension order said allowing Kim to continue practicing medicine could constitute a [...]
John George Phocas III, Virginia Beach Psychiatrist, license suspended for “relationship” with patient and failing to document drug treatment
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA.) Psychiatrist, accused of relationship with a patient, loses license indefinitely By Elizabeth Simpson February 20, 2010 Psychiatrist John George Phocas III The license of a Virginia Beach psychiatrist has been suspended indefinitely after he was accused of having a romantic relationship with a patient and improperly prescribing narcotics. Dr. John George Phocas III agreed to the suspension in a consent order that was entered in court by the Virginia Board of Medicine on Tuesday. The agreement allows him to avoid a formal disciplinary hearing before the state board. Phocas will not be allowed to apply [...]
Ahmed Haggag, California psychiatrist, settled Sexual Misconduct lawsuit for $50,000
Sacramento Bee From hidden cameras to crotch-watching: California pays out millions for sexual harassment By Marjie Lundstrom January 26, 2018 Excerpt: Alice Conteh, a female psychiatric technician for the Department of State Hospitals, said that a male staff psychiatrist, Dr. Ahmed Haggag, cornered her at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, restrained her by the head and forcibly kissed her on the lips, her lawsuit stated. Conteh, who settled her case for $50,000, said Haggag continuously subjected her to “unwelcome verbal, visual, and physical conduct of a sexual nature,” including telling her that she needed to leave her [...]
John Theroux, Pennsylvania Psychiatrist, arrested for stockpiling Child Porn
Citizens' Voice Child psychiatrist arrested on child porn charges By Bob Kalinowski September 8, 2011 Psychiatrist John Theroux A local child psychiatrist is accused of stockpiling hundreds of images of child pornography, admitting to investigators he is "addicted to teen images for arousal," according to charges filed Wednesday. Dr. John Francis Theroux worked as a child psychiatrist at Children's Service Center in Wilkes-Barre until his wife outed him as a "kiddy porn" addict during a marriage counseling session in late August and prompted a criminal investigation, police say. The 53-year-old didn't think he was doing anything wrong, police say. [...]
Win Yu, Hong Kong Psychiatrist – license revoked – sex with patient
South China Morning Post Doctor struck off for having sex with patient By Joyce Man May 2, 2009 The Medical Council handed down its harshest punishment ever by striking a doctor off the medical register indefinitely for having sex with and living with a psychiatric patient for nine years. The council said the reason for the severity of the sentence was that the offence by Win Yu, previously a medical officer in United Christian Hospital's psychiatry department, was at the 'high end of gravity'. 'The fact that the offence was committed on a particularly vulnerable psychiatric patient further aggravates the [...]
Craig Krause, Virginia Psychiatrist, License suspended, in his office Police found 3,000 videotapes and 10,000 photographs of patients’ feet
INSIDENOVA Psychiatrist's license suspended over feet pics, drug allegations January 23, 2018 Psychiatrist Craig Krause The Virginia Board of Medicine suspended a Gainesville doctor’s medical license Jan. 18 based on multiple violations. Craig Charles Krause, a psychiatrist, is accused of engaging in sexual contact with patients; lewd, offensive behavior toward patients; keeping 3,000 videotapes and 10,000 photographs of patients’ feet; and routinely prescribing large quantities of medications to patients who should not have been receiving the drugs. Many of the patients had a history of abusing or selling drugs, according to the board. Krause was one of 27 people [...]
Tel Aviv Psychiatrist Yehuda Baruch to be charged with having sex with a patient
Haaretz.com Ex-psychiatric Hospital Chief Faces Charges of Sex With Patient Doctor admits to affair with young woman who had been admitted after a suicide attempt ■ former patient had an abortion after becoming pregnant by him By Revital Hovel January 22, 2018 Psychiatrist Yehuda Baruch The former head of a Tel Aviv-area psychiatric hospital is to be charged, pending a hearing, with having sex with a patient. According to court transcripts, Dr. Yehuda Baruch admitted to having had “a romantic relationship” that included sex with Maya Berger, who is now 29, when Baruch was the director of Abarbanel Mental [...]