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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Ian De Saxe, Sydney Psychiatrist – guilty of misconduct in relation to three patients
Daily Mail Sydney psychiatrist suspended over telling an accused paedophile having sex with an underage boy 'wasn't that bad' and that he was 'willing to lie for him' after asking him for oral sex By Australian Associated Press September 12, 2017 Psychiatrist Ian De Saxe A Sydney psychiatrist has been suspended for misconduct including telling an alleged child sex offender 'in other countries it is legal' and 'back in Greek times it was OK'. Dr Ian De Saxe also was found to have told the patient: 'I'm willing to lie for you and willing to write you a [...]
Aussie Psych Aaron Voon Sentenced for filming little boys in public toilets
ABC Online Child psychiatrist Aaron Voon gets suspended sentence for filming boys in public toilets By Emily Piesse September 8, 2017 Psychiatrist Aaron-Szen-Voon ignores questions from reporter A West Australian child psychiatrist who made indecent recordings of children in Perth and overseas has received a suspended jail term of 18 months. Aaron Voon, 42, was arrested in Perth last year, after returning from a trip to Edmonton, Canada, where he had been caught using his mobile phone to film a young boy in a public toilet. Voon was later charged in relation to similar recordings made in Perth and [...]
Leandro Anit Jr, Nebraska Psychiatrist, Sex with Patient – Public Outraged over Board’s Permissive Disciplining
Lincoln Journal Star Psychiatrist suspended, fined over relationship with patient By Lori Pilger August 11, 2017 Psychiatrist Leandro Anit Jr- The state has fined an Omaha psychiatrist who had worked at CenterPointe in Lincoln $10,000 and suspended his license for 30 days over an inappropriate relationship with a patient. Dr. Leandro Anit Jr. agreed to the settlement and waived his right to a disciplinary hearing, according to documents on file with the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health. His suspension began a week ago. Wednesday, CenterPointe President and CEO Topher Hansen called it little [...]
Kenneth Fattmann, Missouri & Arkansas Psychiatrist, Reprimanded for Engaging a Patient in Sexual Activity
The Kansas City Star Missouri board reprimands psychiatrist for sex with former patient By Andy Marso August 2, 2017 Psychiatrist Kenneth Fattmann A Missouri medical licensing board has publicly reprimanded a psychiatrist for fostering a sexual relationship with a former patient who was contemplating suicide when they met weeks earlier. An order handed down July 27 by the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts states that Dr. Kenneth Fattmann treated the patient at Cox North Hospital in Springfield, Mo., on or about August 13, 2010. After she was discharged from the hospital he continued communicating with [...]
Alan Emamdee, New Mexico Psychiatrist, arrested for sexually abusing patient
kob4 Farmington psychiatrist arrested for sexually abusing patient Devin Neeley July 21, 2017 FARMINGTON, N.M. -- A Farmington doctor is behind bars after being arrested for sexual abuse of a patient, and police say there could be more victims. Farmington police arrested psychiatrist Alan Emamdee and charged him with six counts of criminal sexual penetration and five counts of criminal sexual contact. “These were all visits to his office during office hours that were part of supposed treatment,” said George Joy, a detective with the Farmington Police Department. Emamdee was employed by San Juan Health Partners for the last three [...]
Psychiatrist Omar Hasan fighting suspension of license over allegations of inappropriate relationship with patient
The Register Herald Beckley psychiatrist files petition for appeal in licensure suspension Wendy Holdren July 12, 2017 An attorney representing Beckley psychiatrist Dr. Omar Hasan has filed a petition for appeal after the West Virginia Board of Medicine suspended the psychiatrist's medical license, claiming he had an inappropriate relationship with a patient. In the appeal, attorney Stuart McMillan argues the hearing examiner's findings of fact and conclusions of law — which determined a sexual relationship could not be proven between Hasan and his patient — were wrongfully rejected. "Even more concerning, the board provided no deference to its hearing examiner [...]
Rajesh Jain, UK Psychiatrist, allegedly made inappropriate comments which left patients in shock or in tears
Daily Mail Psychiatrist 'rubbed his thighs, licked his lips and darted his tongue in and out as he grilled patient over her sex life' By Paddy Dinham July 13, 2017 Psychiatrist Rajesh Jain A psychiatrist rubbed his thighs and licked his lips as he counselled a woman over her love life during a series of sexually-charged consultations with vulnerable patients, a medical tribunal heard today. Dr Rajesh Jain, 46, pulled his chair up close to the patient, sat with his legs open and stared at her intently as he asked her if she had frequent sex with her boyfriend, [...]
Christopher Doyle, Ontario Psychiatrist, in Hot Water – “inability to maintain a strict doctor-patient relationship”
Waterloo Region Record Cambridge doctor faces hearing by Johanna Weidner Jul 05, 2017 Ontario Psychiatrist Christopher Doyle CAMBRIDGE — A Cambridge psychiatrist is again facing allegations of professional misconduct. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario will hold a hearing to decide if Dr. Christopher Doyle committed acts of professional misconduct and if he's incompetent. A date has not yet been set. Doyle has taken a leave of absence from Cambridge Memorial Hospital while the matter is before the college. Doyle was hired by Cambridge Memorial in 2010, less than a year after being disciplined by the college [...]