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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Benjamin Wen, Aussie Psychiatrist, charged
Benjamin Wen PerthNow Former psychiatrist charged with indecently dealing with nine children By Angie Raphael December 10, 2021 -- Excerpt A former psychiatrist has faced a Perth court charged with several counts of indecent dealing allegedly committed against nine children. Sex offender management squad officers began investigating Benjamin Wen, 47, after receiving “information relating to his activities” while he was working as a psychiatrist between 2012 and 2016. Several search warrants were executed and multiple items were seized, police said. Mr Wen, from Success, has been charged with seven counts of indecently dealing with a child aged under [...]
Antonio Cabrera, Santa Cruz psychiatrist, sentence confirmed
Antonio Cabrera Google translation: Confilegal The TS confirms 7 years in prison for a psychiatrist for sexual abuse of a patient By Rosalina Moreno December 3, 2021 The Supreme Court (TS) has confirmed a sentence of seven years and one day in prison, and three and a half years of special disqualification from the exercise of the profession of doctor and psychotherapist to a psychiatrist who sexually abused a patient in Santa Cruz from Tenerife. This is Antonio Asín Cabrera , 73, a registered doctor in a provincial capital of the Canary Islands who has been dedicating himself to [...]
Praveen Thottappilil, Ballarat psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Praveen Thottappilil The Courier Psychiatrist pleads guilty By Hayley Elg December 1, 2021 Wednesday -- Excerpt A court has heard about the "serious offending" of a former Ballarat psychiatrist who sexually assaulted two "vulnerable" clients. Dr Praveen Thottappilil, who ran Australian Mental Health Services - Ballarat on Drummond Street, pleaded guilty to nine offences at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The police prosecutor told the court two women had made complaints about the psychiatrist, who is currently suspended from practice. Both were diagnosed with mental illnesses and Thottappilil saw them regularly for treatment and to prescribe medication... Around early [...]
Nasreen Roberts, Kingston Psychiatrist, pleads guilty
Nasreen Roberts Calgary Herald Child psychiatrist pleads guilty to sexual assault over affair with former patient By Kevin Martin November 18, 2021 -- Excerpt It was a May-October romance, but not the kind found in Harlequin novels or on Hollywood screens. He had just turned 18, having gone to her as a youth for counselling for self-esteem issues. She was a successful and married adolescent psychiatrist in her mid-40s. “It is at the highest level of a breach of trust,” Calgary provincial court Judge John Bascom said Wednesday, after hearing details of Dr. Nasreen Roberts’ sexual relationship with her former [...]
Robert Harden, Texas Psychiatrist, arrested
Dallas Morning News Plano psychiatrist arrested, accused of sexually assaulting adult family member, police said --Excerpt A Plano psychiatrist was arrested last week after accusations he sexually assaulted an adult family member, according to police. Robert James Harden, 69, was arrested without incident around 7 p.m. Thursday on a charge of aggravated sexual assault, police said. He has since bonded out of custody, according to the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. No details were available about when the incident occurred, and police are still investigating. It is unclear whether Harden has an attorney. As of Monday evening, Harden was listed [...]
Joan Marcelino, Miami psychistrist, charged with molesting kids
Joan Marcelino Miami Herald Child molester returns to Miami-Dade in cuffs after hiding for a decade, authorities say By Devoun Cetoute October 28, 2021 -- Excerpt Former psychiatrist Dr. Joan Humberto Marcelino was on the run from the law for years after being charged with molesting young boys in Miami-Dade and Lake County. After 10 years and changes to extradition laws, authorities have brought Marcelino back to answer to the charges. Marcelino is charged with molesting four teenage boys from Hialeah in Lake and Miami-Dade counties, an arrest warrant read. Among the charges was one count of lewd and lascivious [...]
Hasan Abu Ghariba, Laqiya Psychiatrist, Indicted
The Times of Israel Psychiatrist indicted for sexual abuse of patient in Beersheba --Excerpt A psychiatrist from the Bedouin town of Laqiya in southern Israel was indicted on Thursday on charges of rape, sodomy and indecent acts against a patient who sought his assistance. The man, Hasan Abu Ghariba, 33, was arrested earlier this month after the young woman in question filed a police complaint about the incident, which allegedly occurred about a year ago. Abu Ghariba had been working at a Beersheba mental health facility until two months ago. On Sunday, the court agreed to a police request [...]
Ashok Bharucha, State College psychiatrist, sentenced
Centre Daily Times State College psychiatrist pleads guilty after sexual misconduct allegations --Excerpt A State College psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct with a patient was sentenced Monday to two years of probation. Ashok Bharucha, 54, pleaded guilty Monday to one misdemeanor count of simple assault. One felony count of sexual assault and two misdemeanor counts of indecent assault were dropped. Bharucha was accused of performing unwanted oral sex on a patient during a June 2020 appointment at his downtown State College office, borough police wrote in an affidavit of probable cause… Excerpted from: State College psychiatrist pleads guilty after [...]