Appeals court affirms conviction of psychiatrist in sex crime case
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals last week handed down a decision affirming the conviction of a psychiatrist who in 2011 engaged in sexual intercourse with an adult female patient in Chisago County.
Levi Chen-Wah Leong, 49, formerly of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, was initially convicted by a Chisago County jury in October 2013. After denying his motion for a new trial or acquittal, the district court sentenced him to 48 months in prison.
Leong, a licensed psychiatrist, was charged with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree for engaging in sexual penetration with a patient during a psychotherapist-patient relationship. The Court of Appeals opinion said the patient was a 23-year-old woman experiencing depression, anxiety and alcoholism…
A former patient of Leong’s testified, as well, saying he made advances on her that were similar to the advances he made on the victim. The former patient testified that Leong started rubbing her leg during sessions and, on one occasion, she believed Leong was trying to kiss her. The former patient spoke with others about Leong’s conduct and stopped seeing him as a psychiatrist…
Excerpted from:By Derrick Knutson
Hometownsource.com
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