BIZARRE PSYCH NEWS
Federal Judge Awards Half-Million Dollar Judgment against Michigan Psychiatrist, Mamoun Dabbagh, for His Involvement in Human Trafficking
nachtlaw.com Federal Judge Awards a Half-Million Dollar Judgment against a Michigan Psychiatrist for His Involvement in Human Trafficking By Nakisha Chaney of NachtLaw September 21, 2016 Psychiatrist Mamoun Dabbagh In a pioneering human trafficking case brought in the Eastern District of Michigan federal court (Docket No. 2:15-cv-10724) by Nakisha Chaney of NachtLaw P.C, Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III this week entered a half-million-dollar judgment against Michigan psychiatrist Mamoun Dabbagh for his role in a human trafficking scheme. The landmark decision, described by Martina Vandenberg of The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center as "a tremendous victory for human trafficking [...]
John Griffin, Dublin Psychiatrist – Paid Patient 50,000 after Complaint threat
The Irish Times Psychiatrist paid patient €50,000 after complaint threat Payment could be construed as effort to thwart complaint to Medical Council - report By Paul Cullen Psychiatrist John Griffin A consultant psychiatrist paid a long-time patient €50,000 as part of a “gentleman’s agreement” after he threatened to report him to the Medical Council, an investigation by the State’s largest private mental health service has found. The payment of a personal cheque by Dr John Griffin to the patient as a full and final settlement of a complaint, without admission of liability, was “unconventional”, the investigation by St Patrick’s [...]
Robert Fink, Washington State Psychiatrist, Fired in New Zealand for Failing to Reveal U.S. Complaint against him
nzherald.co.nz Psychiatrist sacked for failing to disclose complaint By Martin Johnston July 26, 2016 Psychiatrist Robert Fink An overseas-trained psychiatrist has been sacked by the Waikato District Health Board for failing to immediately tell it of a patient's complaint against him in the United States. Dr Robert Ivan Fink's dismissal last week is the latest in a string of controversies to afflict the DHB's mental health services. An American psychiatrist, Fink had worked in the DHB's adult mental health outpatient services on a locum contract since last August. A former patient in the US made a complaint against him [...]
Kyle L. Stewart, Oklahoma Psychiatrist – Sexually Abused Patients – Allowed to Retire without a Criminal Investigation – Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure decided not to pass on allegations to police
Daily Mail Psychiatrist and church deacon 'convinced child sex victims they were possessed before he attacked them again' - and was allowed to retire with no criminal investigation By Chris Pleasance August 24 2016 Psychiatrist Kyle L. Stewart An Oklahoma psychiatrist was allowed to quietly retire despite allegations by two patients that he used stories of witchcraft and demons in order to abuse them. Kyle L Stewart, 68, a married father from the small town of Bartlesville, north of Tulsa, retired in November last year after agreeing to surrender his medical licence following allegations of sexual misconduct. But he [...]
Nadir Omara, English Psychiatrist, Jailed for Obscene Phone Calls
The Sun 'OPEN YOUR LEGS' Shame of Harley street doc’s ‘obscene, drunken calls to colleague after downing five whiskies’ The psychiatrist was later arrested and jailed after trial By Robin Perrie 12th August 2016 Psychiatrist Nadir Omara A HARLEY Street doctor told a colleague to ‘open her legs’ in drunken 2am phone calls, a tribunal heard. Nadir Omara, 49, began ‘huffing and puffing’ as if pleasuring himself when talking to a second worker. The psychiatrist was arrested after she recognised his voice and was later jailed after a trial. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard yesterday that Omara decided [...]
Helen Marmanidis, Aussie Psychiatrist – may lose her $1.4 Million Mansion because of a $2000 car crash
The Advertiser Leading psychiatrist on brink of losing $1.4m North Adelaide mansion over a $2084 car crash Andrew Hough and Tom Bowden July 27, 2016 A LEADING psychiatrist is on the brink of losing her $1.4 million North Adelaide mansion at auction on Friday after an extraordinary legal battle over a $2084 car crash. Dr Helen Marmanidis was sued over a “minor” bingle with Samuel Germein, 35, near her Victorian-era terrace home in November 2012 after she reversed into his Alfa Romeo hatchback. But Dr Marmanidis, who is married to eminent eye specialist Dr Michael Hammerton, 61, faces the prospect [...]
Aaron Szen Yang Voon, Aussie Psychiatrist, In Trouble in 3 Countries
Daily Mail Psychiatrist 'caught filming young boys urinating public toilets' is revealed to be facing more child porn charges in New Zealand By Martha Azzi July 13, 2016 The Perth child psychiatrist was arrested in Canada for allegedly filming a boy in a public toilet in Canada. He was confronted by the boy's father The Perth child psychiatrist arrested in Canada for allegedly filming a boy in a public toilet is now facing further child pornography originating from a third country. Dr Aaron Szen Yang Voon, 41, faced Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where it emerged further child [...]
Hamilton Hicks, Yale Psychiatrist, Arrested for Crack Cocaine Possession
Hartford Courant Mauled Woman Dies, Dogs Scheduled To Be Put Down By Christine Dempsey June 28, 2016 Source: Yale School of Medicine NEW HAVEN — A 53-year-old woman who was mauled by two dogs last week has died, and the pets have been scheduled to be put to death, police said. No charges related to Jocelyn G. Winfrey's death are planned for the dogs' owner, Officer David Hartman said Tuesday. The owner, Dr. Hamilton Hicks — a resident psychiatrist with Yale Medical School — had licenses for the dogs, which were within a fenced-in area on June 20, the [...]
Canadian Psychiatrist, Sentenced for Sex Crimes, too Dangerous to Release from Prison
The London Free Press Former doctor Stanley Dobrowolski, sentenced for sex crimes, denied parole because he's too great a public risk By Jane Sims July 23, 2016 Psychiatrist - Stanley Dobrowolski Even a prison sentence can’t seem to change lascivious, disgraced ex-doctor Stanley Dobrowolski. The 69-year-old former London psychiatrist, serving a four-year sentence for sex crimes, has been denied parole after he was deemed too much of a public risk and showed too little insight into his sex crimes. A longtime former staff psychiatrist for students at Western University, Dobrowolski was sentenced in 2014 after pleading guilty to 18 [...]
Stephen Olson & Charles Schulz, Minnesota Psychiatrists – Reprimanded after dead patient’s private records posted online
City Pages U of M psychiatrists reprimanded after dead patient's private records posted online May 26, 2016 By Susan Du In February of last year, U psychiatrists Stephen Olson and Charles Schulz approved the posting of a dead patient’s private health information to a public University website. Psychiatrist Stephen Olson Psychiatrist Charles Schulz The patient, Dan Markingson, was the subject of a prominent inquiry into the department of psychiatry’s practice of recruiting vulnerable schizophrenic patients into drug experiments. In 2004, Markingson killed himself just months after signing up for one of Olson’s studies. Throughout the course of [...]