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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Chowdhury Azam, NJ Psychiatrist, Suspended – Inappropriately touched Patient’s Boobs – says the patient’s claim and subsequent board actions “ruined my livelihood” and “destroyed” his life.
The Record Discipline is spotty for abusive doctors in N.J. By JEAN RIMBACH October 24, 2015 One doctor won his medical license back after he served time in prison for sexual crimes against female patients. He is a registered sex offender on lifetime parole supervision. Another physician accused of sexual impropriety is restricted from having patients remove their underwear during exams — or be alone when treating girls age 10 or older — under a confidential agreement that hides his name from the public. And a third, who pleaded guilty to sexual contact with three female patients, was barred from [...]
Paul Porter, Ontario Psychiatrist, License is on the line – Accused of Sexual misconduct with a patient – was previously accused of sexual abuse of two other women
National Post Ontario psychiatrist’s licence on the line after alleged romantic relationship with third patient By Joseph Brean September 27, 2015 Psychiatrist Paul Porter TORONTO — As a gesture of caring and affection to start their sessions, the alleged victim of a sexually abusive psychiatrist would occasionally bring him a doughnut. This detail, which prompted the woman to crack a smile, was a rare moment of levity in testimony that veered from panic to tears, as she told a tribunal how Dr. Paul Michael Porter of Ontario’s Niagara region allegedly manipulated her emotions by pledging his love, confessing private [...]
Mohammad Omar Mohabbat, Alabama Psychiatrist, pleads guilty to harassing Patient – was earlier arrested for sexual abuse of patient
Tuscaloosa News Psychiatrist pleads guilty to harassment Staff Reports October 5, 2015 Mohammad Omar Mohabbat A Northport psychiatrist has pleaded guilty to harassing a patient. Mohammad Omar Mohabbat, 76, was charged with second- degree sexual abuse and harassment in 2013. Prosecutors dismissed the sexual abuse charge and accepted a guilty plea to the harassment charge on Monday, according to court documents. He received a six-month jail sentence, which was suspended. He will instead serve one year of unsupervised probation. No details about the alleged abuse or harassment have been released or included in court documents. The victim in the [...]
UK Psychiatrist Joseph Bray Suspended – Father-of-two cheated on his wife with patient, says “Men aren’t biologically programmed for monogamy” and the expectation of fidelity in marriage is “unreasonable”
Daily Mail Father-of-two psychiatrist cheated on his wife with patient after telling another: 'Men aren't biologically programmed for monogamy' By Hannah Parry September 1, 2015 Psychiatrist Joseph Bray A married psychiatrist who had sex with a patient before telling another 'When my wife dies, I will s**g as many women as I can' has kept his job. Father-of-two Dr Joseph Bray, 57, claimed during consultations with one woman that 'Men aren't biologically programmed for monogamy.' He was later treating a 'psychologically vulnerable' patient at The Priory Hospital in Southampton when he began stroking her hair and kissing her head, [...]
Particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry
“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.” The Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association approved this message in March of 1993.
Robert Labine, psychiatrist, “behaviour damaged the reputation of all psychiatrists and the entire profession”
Montreal Gazette Psychiatrist suspended for having sex with patient By Charlie Fidelman August 5, 2015 Threatened with a civil suit, psychiatrist Robert Labine revealed to the provincial physicians’ board that he had sex with one of his patients. The disciplinary committee of the Collège des médecins du Québec this week fined the St-Jérôme psychiatrist $1,000 and suspended him for a year. In a ruling that went into effect Aug. 3, the Collège’s disciplinary committee noted it has “zero tolerance” for code of ethics violations of a sexual nature. Labine alerted the Collège of his own accord in 2013 [...]
Lawrence Cronin, Arizona psychiatrist, Ordered to surrender his license, engaged in sexual relationship with patient – overmedicated her with “hypnotic agents”
Lawrence Cronin, Arizona psychiatrist Psychiatrist Lawrence Cronin, previously at 7333 E TANQUE VERDE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85715-3475 BEFORE THE ARIZONA MEDICAL BOARD Lawrence Cronin, M.D. ("Respondent'), elects to permanently waive any right to a hearing and appeal with respect to this Order for Surrender of License; admits the jurisdiction of the Arizona Medical Board ("Board"); and consents to the entry of this Order by the Board. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Board is the duly constituted authority for the regulation and control of the practice of allopathic medicine in the State of Arizona. 2. Respondent is the holder [...]
Koock Jung, Psychiatrist – breaks down when confronted by reporter over harassment and abuse
News10.com Local psychiatrist accused of harassment, abuse By Lindsay Nielsen June 24, 2015 QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A North Country psychiatrist will have his license suspended for six months amid accusations of harassment, abuse and intimidation. A Queensbury psychiatrist has been accused of gross incompetence and moral unfitness. Dr. Koock Jung denies any wrongdoing but added that he can’t successfully defend himself from all the allegations. Some of his former patients claimed Dr. Jung asked them for hugs, told them they were beautiful, rubbed their legs, and touched them in a sexual nature. But Dr. Jung said it’s not true. [...]