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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Timothy Byrne, Isle of Man Psychiatrist, in hot water – sex with a patient in his office
Daily Mail Married psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and gave her a handkerchief doused in his aftershave so she would have a 'piece of him' during two-year affair, tribunal hears By Amie Gordon July 10, 2019 Isle of Man Psychiatrist Timothy Byrne A married consultant psychiatrist had sex with a patient in his office and kissed her during home visits as they had a two-year-long affair, a tribunal heard today. Father-of-one Dr Timothy Byrne gave the woman a handkerchief doused in his aftershave as a 'piece of him' and 'keepsake' of their romance, telling [...]
Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient – jury deliberating
The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland) Rape trial set to conclude June 14, 2019 UnNamed Toowoomba psychiatrist THE Toowoomba District Court jury in the trial of a former Toowoomba psychiatrist accused of raping a female patient is expected to retire to consider a verdict today. The 48-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape of the same woman patient which the Crown claims occurred in 2013. The court has heard the relationship between the pair went beyond that of doctor/patient and the couple had engaged in a consensual sexual affair in 2013. However, the Crown case was [...]
Newburyport psychiatrist Keith Ablow, now suspended in New York “engaged in sexual activity and boundary violations with multiple patients”
The Salem News Ablow hearing delayed; New York also suspends license By Julie Manganis May 21, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow SALEM — A hearing on a request to freeze assets of Newburyport psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow, who is being sued by three women accusing him of inappropriate conduct, has been delayed. The hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, but on Tuesday, lawyers filed a joint request to postpone the proceeding until June 26. Ablow, whose medical license was suspended last week by the state Board of Registration in Medicine, is facing a total of four lawsuits in Essex [...]
Luke Ainsworth, Aussie Psychiatrist, got patient pregnant – banned from “practising” until next year
The Age Psychiatrist who got 'vulnerable' client pregnant struck off until 2020 By Melissa Iaria May 28, 2019 Psychiatrist Luke Ainsworth A psychiatrist who got a patient pregnant after she was referred to him following a workplace sex assault has been banned from practising until next year. The patient saw Luke Ainsworth five times during 2016 and a personal relationship unfolded between them. She had been referred to him by her psychologist after a workplace sex assault and subsequent attempt at self-harm. The woman told a tribunal that during her first appointment, Dr Ainsworth questioned her in detail about [...]
Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul, Korea, accused of sexually assaulting women patients
Korea Biomedical Review Psychiatrists frustrated over alleged sexual predator’s continued medical practice By Song Soo-youn 2019.05.29 Psychiatrist Kim Hyun-chul The Korea NeuroPsychiatric Association (KNPA) expressed resentment over the continued medical practice of a male psychiatrist, who was accused of sexually assaulting women patients. One year ago, the association struck the name of Kim Hyun-chul off its member list for having an inappropriate relationship with his patients. The association requested the Korean Medical Association (KMA) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare to revoke Kim’s license, but no action was taken. MBC’s journalism program PD Notebook aired “Good Doctor’s Dangerous [...]
Farmington psychiatrist Alan Emamdee dodges one bullet, but has another criminal case pending – A former female patient accused him of withholding drugs unless she performed oral sex on him
Daily Times Jury finds former doctor not guilty of sexually assaulting, abusing female patient By Joshua Kellogg May 30, 2019 Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee AZTEC — The former San Juan Regional Medical Center psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a former female patient has been found not guilty of all charges by jury. Dr. Alan Emamdee, 42, was acquitted of six, first-degree felony counts of criminal sexual penetration on May 30 in Aztec District Court. It took the jury less than three hours to reach a verdict on the third day of the trial in front of District Court [...]
Michael Solloway, Florida Psychiatrist – Medical Board refuses to reinstate his license – in 1981 he became first psychiatrist in Florida to lose his license for having sex with a patient
The Miami Herald 4 SOUTH FLORIDA MDS STRIPPED OF LICENSES October 9, 1983 By Carl Hiaasen == Excerpt: Psychiatrist Michael Solloway In other action Saturday, the medical board voted: * To refuse to consider the possible reinstatement of Miami psychiatrist Dr. Michael Solloway. In 1981 Solloway became the first psychiatrist in Florida to lose his license for having sex with a patient. Dr. Solloway called his lengthy relationship with a female patient a "mistake in judgment." He appealed the board's action and continued to practice medicine until last January, when the Florida Supreme Court upheld the revocation. Despite support [...]
Psychiatrist Michael Solloway – in widely publicized case admitted having a sexual relationship with a severely disturbed 19-year-old-patient
Miami Herald DOCTORS PUNISHED FOR IMPROPER CARE By Steve Sternberg February 12, 1984 ++Excerpt Psychiatrist Michael Solloway In other action the board: * Denied a request by former psychiatrist Michael Solloway that his license, revoked in January 1983 after a number of appeals, be reinstated. It was revoked in a widely publicized case in which Solloway admitted having a sexual relationship with a severely disturbed 19-year-old-patient. At Saturday's hearing, Dr. George Metcalf, of the South Florida Psychiatric Society, and two other psychiatrists testified in Solloway's behalf. But board members disagreed. Dr. Robert Katims, a Miami endocrinologist, said, "I don't [...]