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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Sydney psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan Gets Prison Time – Inappropriate Touching of Young Girls
Sydney Morning Herald Ong Ming Tan jailed for abusing trust of psychiatric patients By Louise Hall March 6, 2014 Psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan. Photo: Nick Moir A psychiatrist who abused the trust of four young women with eating disorders by touching them inappropriately and making sexually suggestive comments during private therapy sessions has been sentenced to at least two years jail. Ong Ming Tan, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated indecent assault against four patients who were under his care for serious mental illnesses, including anorexia. The abuse occurred at a private hospital and a private clinic [...]
“Nut Cases” is what Psychiatrist Narinder Duggal’s attorney calls those patients who complained of unprofessional conduct, overprescribing, and making sexual advances
North Kitsap Herald Duggal to appeal medical commission's findings by RICHARD D. OXLEY Feb 14, 2014 Psychiatrist Narinder Duggal POULSBO — Dr. Narinder Duggal will appeal in Superior Court the state decision that stripped him of his medical license. Thomas Olmstead recently took over as Duggal's lawyer. He will represent Duggal as they appeal the surrender of his medical license, and in civil lawsuits brought by several of Duggal's former patients. He is also representing Duggal in a malpractice lawsuit against the doctor's former lawyers. Olmstead said the case against Duggal was not properly handled by previous counsel. "Dr. [...]
TV Newscast: Sacramento Psychiatrist Lenton Morrow under investigation – sex with suicidal patients
CBS Sacramento Sacramento Psychiatrist Accused Of Having Sex With Suicidal Patients By Ron Jones February 18, 2014 Psychiatrist Lenton Joby Morrow, Heritage Oaks Hospital, Sacramento SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A psychiatrist has been accused of having inappropriate relations after at least two alleged victims came forward. They accuse Dr. Lenton Morrow of having sex with them while being treated for suicidal tendencies and substance abuse at Heritage Oaks Hospital in Sacramento. The facility specializes in treating emotionally distraught patients. “Commonalities are that both women are strikingly pretty,” said attorney Joseph George, who represents the victims. He says the allegations came [...]
Sydney psychiatrist to be Sentenced in Assaults Against Patients
9News National February 27, 2014 Psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan Assaulted Patients at Sydney's Northside Clinic, a teaching hospital for the University of Sydney Former psychiatrist Ong Ming Tan had three rules he drummed home to his patients: honesty, confidentiality and speaking up when one is pissed off. The disgraced Sydney practitioner manipulated these principles and left four women deeply affected, a court has heard. Tan has pleaded guilty to four charges of aggravated indecent assault against patients. In a sentence hearing on Thursday, Tan's victims emotionally recounted the effect his behaviour had had on their lives. The women had [...]
Psychiatrist Andrew McBride Used Patient for Sex – Struck off
Oxford Mail Psychiatrist struck off for ‘using woman for sex’ February 4, 2014 The General Medical Council (pictured) has struck off McBride, saying that he 'abused his position of trust' A PSYCHIATRIST who confessed to a seven-year affair with a vulnerable patient after she was found dead has been struck off. Dr Andrew McBride started a sexual relationship with the woman while treating her for drug and alcohol abuse at the Rectory Centre in Oxford in 2003. In a string of diary entries read out at a disciplinary tribunal, the woman described how she felt McBride was “using her [...]
“Expert” in forensic psychiatry Charges with Sexual Assault
CBC News March 24, 2010 Aubrey Levin – Courtroom psychiatrist charged in sex assault Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Aubrey Levin is charged with sexually assaulting a patient. (CBC) Dr. Aubrey Levin, a Calgary psychiatrist who has worked extensively with justice officials on criminal cases, has been charged with sexual assault. Police say a 36-year-old man, one of Levin’s long-term patients, alleges he was sexually assaulted repeatedly by Levin over a period of time. Levin, 71, has regularly testified in court cases as an expert in forensic psychiatry, a factor that could widen the investigation, police said. “He [...]
Psychiatrist Andrew McBride in Hot Water over Drugging and Sex with Patient
Oxford Mail January 25, 2014 Psychiatrist had affair with vulnerable patient A PSYCHIATRIST denied an affair with a vulnerable patient only to admit to it after her death, a tribunal has heard. Dr Andrew McBride was twice investigated over the "intimate and sexual" 2003 to 2010 affair, it heard. But the addiction specialist later admitted the affair through solicitors, Hugh Davies for the General Medical Council (GMC) told the tribunal. He said Dr McBride - later sacked over the affair - met the un-named "vulnerable" woman in 2003 when she was 48, at Oxford's Rectory Centre. She had a history [...]
Halifax psychiatrist Curtis Steele Takes Nude Photos of 14-year-old Patient
Herald News Woman sues psychiatrist over photos By Eva Hoare August 1, 2013 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele A young woman is suing a Halifax psychiatrist for allegedly taking nude photos of her during the course of an appointment with him. The claimant, who was about 14 years old at the time, went to Dr. Curtis Steele for treatment of “attention deficient and depressive symptoms” in 2003, a statement of claim filed in Nova Scotia Supreme Court alleges. “During their last appointment, the defendant informed the plaintiff that he was a photographer,” the claim filed Thursday alleges. “(Steele) asked the plaintiff [...]