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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Halifax Psychiatrist Curtis Steele license suspended – “made inappropriate sexual advances toward a male patient, using a dildo” – Has been a psychiatrist for 48 years
CBC News Halifax psychiatrist Dr. Curtis Steele's licence suspended Two civil lawsuits allege sexual misconduct By Blair Rhodes Dec 05, 2013 Psychiatrist Curtis Steele The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has suspended a Halifax psychiatrist's licence to practice medicine after a complaint was laid against him. The decision against Dr. Curtis Steele was announced Thursday morning in a small newspaper advertisement and on the college's website. Dr. Gus Grant, the college registrar, said Steele's licence was suspended after someone laid a complaint against him. "At present there is one complaint against Dr. Steele," Grant told CBC [...]
Psychiatrist Chukwuma Igbokwe Faces License Revocation for Sexual Harassment, Exposed Himself to Hospital Administrator, Etc.
WalesOnline Doctor and ex-diplomat faces being struck off for sexually harassing colleague December 12, 2013 Psychiatrist Chukwuma Igbokwe The doctor was found to have grabbed his colleague from behind and asked her for sex 'over a desk' A doctor and former diplomat who flashed at a colleague during a two-year 'onslaught' of sexual harassment faces being struck off for bringing the profession into disrepute. Dr Chukwuma Igbokwe, 46, grabbed Vanessa Turley from behind and thrust himself towards her before exposing himself and asking her to perform a sex act, a tribunal ruled. The former Consul to the UK of [...]
Marin County, California Psychiatrist Guy Roger Gullion Suspended – Sexual Misconduct
Marin Independent Journal Marin psychiatrist disciplined over sex misconduct claim By Richard Halstead December 18, 2013 Psychiatrist Guy Gullion A psychiatrist who served as a long-term contract employee of the county of Marin has been disciplined by the Medical Board of California for alleged sexual misconduct with a female patient. The board placed Dr. Guy Roger Gullion on probation for seven years under threat of revoking his license, and ordered him to take several training sessions in ethics and maintaining professional boundaries. He was also ordered to undergo psychotherapy and to submit to professional monitoring. Neither Gullion nor his [...]
New Zealand Psychiatrist Manilall Maharajh License Revoked – Sex with Patient – paid to keep her quiet
New Zealand Herald Psychiatrist punished over sex with vulnerable patient By Brendan Manning Nov 22, 2013 Psychiatrist Manilall Maharajh A psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient, and paid her tens of thousands of dollars to keep quiet about it has been stripped of his registration and ordered to pay more than $70,000. Dr Manilall Maharajh, whose name suppression has been lifted, was found guilty of professional misconduct by the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal in September. In its just-released penalty decision, the tribunal said Dr Maharajh's conduct was serious enough to "warrant discipline for the purposes [...]
Nova Scotia Psychiatrist Bolarinwa Oluwole License Revoked – Sex with Patient – Irish Officials Will Also Take Action After He Lied to Them
The Irish Independent Psychiatrist lied about sex with patients, inquiry told By Kevin Keane 26 November 2013 A PSYCHIATRIST who had sex with patients in his care has been found guilty of professional misconduct for lying about his past when applying to work in Ireland. Dr Bolarinwa Oluwole had intercourse with women who came to him for psychiatric help while working in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. He also kept a stash of prescription medication, pornography and condoms in his office desk. Dr Oluwole was struck off the Nova Scotian register in 2012 but just months later turned up [...]
Virginia Psychiatrist Anandababu Chellappan License Revoked – six separate incidents of sexual contact with patients
Richmond Times-Dispatch Henrico psychiatrist's license revoked BY BILL McKELWAY October 30, 2013 Psychiatrist Anada Chellappan A longtime Henrico psychiatrist and surgeon had his license revoked by the State Board of Medicine after acknowledging multiple incidents of inappropriate sexual contact with patients. In an order entered Oct. 25, Dr. Anandababu Chellappan consented to revocation of his license, according to board documents. Chellappan had recently appealed in Henrico County Circuit Court a lower court conviction of assault against a patient, but board documents now spell out in detail admissions by Chellappan to six separate incidents of sexual contact with patients. Chellappan, [...]
Russian Psychiatrist Vyacheslav Vesnin Gets Ten Years in Prison – encouraged orgies in front of children
Daily Mail Leader of sinister cult that carried out orgies in the presence of children is jailed in Russia for making youngsters worship sexual promiscuity By Will Stewart 6 November 2013 • Vyacheslav Vesnin, 47, was the 'guru' of a sinister cult that met for orgies • The sect, which operated in southern Russia, had hundreds of members • Cultists would meet for orgies, and take their children along to watch • Vesnin was given nearly ten years in prison, and four others were jailed too Psychiatrist Vyacheslav Vesnin The leader of a 'sect of perverts' which encouraged orgies [...]
Buffalo, NY Psychiatrist Dham Gupta License Revoked – Offered to Pay Patients to Find him Sex Partners
Buffalo News Buffalo-area psychiatrist’s license revoked for behavior By Henry Davis October 24, 2013 Psychiatrist - Dham Gupta A Buffalo-area psychiatrist whose medical license was suspended for attempting to enlist two patients to help him find sex partners has now had his license revoked. An administrative review board for professional medical conduct, at the request of the state Health Department, overturned the suspension penalty for Dr. Dham Gupta, and revoked his license effective Wednesdsay. The review board argued that the one-year suspension imposed in June by a committee of the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct was inconsistent with [...]