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Thomas Draschil, Orem Psychiatrist, sexual exploitation of a minor
Thomas Draschil KSL Utah psychiatrist accused of fraudulent billing charged in CSAM investigation --Excerpt OREM — A Utah psychiatrist charged with making false claims for medical benefits, is now accused of accessing child sex abuse material while awaiting trial. Thomas Eugene Draschil, 49, of Orem, was charged Thursday in 4th District Court with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony. According to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing, Draschil was first "licensed to practice as a physician and to administer and prescribe controlled substances" in 2015... In 2024, Draschil was charged in 3rd District Court with [...]
Steven Powell, NH psychiatrist, Sentenced
Steven Powell Press Release Former New Hampshire Doctor Sentenced to Year in Prison for Role in $1.9 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Tuesday, October 13, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Hampshire CONCORD – Former New Hampshire physician Steven Powell, 56, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison on one count of health care fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud Medicare by prescribing medical equipment without ever seeing, speaking to, or otherwise examining patients. Powell, who now lives in Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro. According [...]
Benjamin Wen, Aussie Psychiatrist, jailed
Benjamin Wen Australian Broadcasting Corporation Paedophile child psychiatrist jailed over sexual abuse of patients --Excerpt A former Perth child psychiatrist who sexually abused his young patients and later filmed boys in public toilets has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison. Benjamin Wen, 52, touched the boys' genitals on the pretext of conducting "puberty checks" he said were routine at his clinic in Perth's south, between 2012 and 2016... Excerpted from: Paedophile child psychiatrist jailed over sexual abuse of patients By Lauren Smith Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 7, 2026 Read the full original article here. This excerpt [...]
Marion Stowers, Clarksville psychiatrist – licensed revoked
Marion Stowers Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas panel revokes Clarksville psychiatrist’s medical license over prescriptions to opioid use disorder patients --Excerpt A state panel on Thursday revoked the license of a psychiatrist practicing in Clarksville, finding his habit of prescribing controlled substances to patients with a history of substance abuse to be "gross negligence" and "ignorant malpractice." The Arkansas State Medical Board voted unanimously to revoke Dr. Marion Stowers' license at a hearing in Little Rock. Stowers did not attend. Dr. Nick Shull, who serves in an investigative role at the state Department of Health, said the medical board had asked him [...]
Douglas Zelisko, Hartford psychiatrist, License Revoked
Douglas Zelisko Inside Investigator Psychiatrist Zelisko has his medical license revoked in bizarre, troubling case --Excerpt Connecticut psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Zelisko – who is alleged to have defrauded patients and supplied them with illicit drugs in one of the most bizarre and troubling cases in recent history – had his medical license revoked by the Connecticut Board of Medical Examiners after he failed to show up for his own hearing. During the September 3 hearing of the board, Zelisko showed up late via phone call and requested a time extension so he could return with a lawyer, but neither he [...]
Amy MacIntyre, Main Line psychiatrist, loses license
Amy MacIntyre The Philadelphia Inquirer Main Line psychiatrist stripped of her medical license --Excerpt A Main Line psychiatrist has lost her medical license after a state investigation found she had sex with a young patient for years, all while prescribing him a revolving mix of up to 12 medications, including highly addictive psychotropic drugs, without proper evaluations. Amy Mazza MacIntyre, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist in Bryn Mawr, started treating a then-17-year-old cancer survivor in 2004 when he was a senior at Lower Merion High School. MacIntyre first had sex with him in February 2011, when he was 24 [...]
Samuel Lee, Psychiatrist, Arrested by St. Pete Police
On April 14, 2026, the St. Petersburg Police Department located and apprehended Samuel Byungsung Lee at 4341 34th St. South, Apartment 377, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida 33711. Samuel Lee Daily Mail Tragedy after woman paid doctor $2,000 for 'clarity' ceremony that saw her take cocktail of ketamine and MDMA --Excerpt A doctor has been accused of fatally feeding a woman drugs as part of a 'heart protocol' ceremony at a wellness house... Now Samuel Lee, 44, has been charged with manslaughter over the so-called 'heart protocol' ceremony that led to her death. He was arraigned on Tuesday. Lee, a [...]
William Hervey, Palm Harbor Psychiatrist, Child Porn
William Hervey Tampa Bay Beacons Pinellas County psychiatrist facing child porn charges --Excerpt PALM HARBOR — A Pinellas County psychiatrist was arrested June 30, after investigators said he possessed child pornography. Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Investigations Unit said the suspect is 61-year-old William Hervey, a board-certified psychiatrist and owner of Advantage Mental Health Center in Clearwater. The investigation began after authorities said they received information that child pornography files were being accessed and shared online... Excerpted from: Pinellas County psychiatrist facing child porn charges Tampa Bay Beacons July 7, 2026 Read the full original article here. [...]
Louis Morelli, South Jersey psychiatrist, pleaded guilty
Louis Morelli Press Release Cape May County Psychiatrist Admits to 17 Felony Counts for Unlawful Controlled Substance Prescriptions Linked to Sexual Conduct, Risk of Death, and Serious Bodily Injury Wednesday, June 24, 2026 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey CAMDEN, N.J. – A South Jersey psychiatrist admitted to issuing invalid prescriptions for Adderall, Vyvanse, and Xanax, and other drugs, often to his sexual partners and known drug addicts, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. “Licensed medical professionals who prescribe powerful controlled substances outside the bounds of legitimate medical care put lives at risk and undermine public trust [...]
Jan Cimicky, Czech Psychiatrist, Sentenced
Jan Cimický Radio Prague International Psychiatrist Cimický gets five years for sexual assault, blackmail --Excerpt The well-known Czech psychiatrist Jan Cimický has been sentenced to five years in prison on four counts of sexual assault and 35 cases of blackmail. The 68-year-old has also been barred from practicing medicine for a period of 10 years. Under the verdict, which is not binding, Mr. Cimický must also pay the affected women compensation. They are seeking a total of approximately CZK 6 million in damages from the doctor... Excerpted from: Psychiatrist Cimický gets five years for sexual assault, blackmail By Ian Willoughby [...]