MEDIA
Steven Friedenthal, Boca Raton psychiatrist, accused of child porn
Psychiatrist Steven Friedenthal Steven Friedenthal cbs12 Boca Raton doctor accused of child pornography had 1 terabyte of explicit content: PBSO By Sophie Pendrill May 30th 2024 -- Excerpt PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A Boca Raton doctor has been accused of 30 counts of child pornography. ... According to the arrest affidavit, on January 4, Google identified the account holder as 63-year-old Steven Friedenthal and reported the findings to CyberTips once the content within the drive came to the search giant's attention. PBSO reportedly obtained a search warrant for the Google account of Mr. Friedenthal [...]
Ang Yong Guan, Singapore Psychiatrist, guilty of misconduct
Ang Yong Guan The Straits Times Psychiatrist Ang Yong Guan found guilty of misconduct over prescriptions that deviated from guidelines By Selina Lum May 15, 2024 -- Excerpt SINGAPORE – Psychiatrist Ang Yong Guan has been found guilty of three counts of professional misconduct for departing from guidelines in prescribing various medications to a patient. Dr Ang is also assistant secretary-general of the Progress Singapore Party, and contested the Marymount seat in the 2020 General Election. The current case concerned a series of prescriptions Dr Ang had given a former patient, Mr Quek Kiat Siong, which did not conform with [...]
Reynaldo De Los Angeles, Nebraska Psychiatrist, Sentenced
NTV Nebraska court upholds former Kearney psychiatrist's sexual assault sentence --Excerpt BUFFALO COUNTY, Neb. — The Nebraska Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction and sentencing of a former Kearney psychiatrist charged with sexual assault. In September 2021, Reynaldo De Los Angeles, 78, was charged in Buffalo County Court with third-degree sexual assault. Court records said De Los Angeles was a certified psychiatrist and addiction specialist in Kearney in August 2021 when he sexually assaulted one of his patients at his office... In addition, De Los Angeles was ordered to register as a sex offender for 15 years... Excerpted [...]
Anne O’Sullivan, Perth psychiatrist, banned for 18 months
Anne O'Sullivan The West Australian (Perth) Perth psychiatrist banned for 18 months after patient turned friend tattooed tribute on their arm By Tim Clarke April 30, 2024 -- Excerpt A leading psychiatrist has been banned from practice for 18 months after becoming so entangled with a patient that the vulnerable woman referred to her as Mum - and had a tribute to her tattooed on her arm. Anne O'Sullivan was a psychiatric spokesperson for the WA branch of the Australian Medical Association while working as the clinical leader for the emergency psychiatry team at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. She also [...]
Tarik Zeid, Philadelphia Psychiatrist, accused of violent threats
Tarik Zeid The Philadelphia Inquirer State board suspends medical license of Einstein resident accused of violent threats, assault By Abraham Gutman April 15, 2024 -- Excerpt A state medical board suspended the medical license of a Philadelphia-based physician last month, saying he posed an immediate danger to public health and safety, state records show. Tarik Zeid, 32, is accused of assaulting a woman in his apartment, telling her that he has killed people, and saying his preferred weapon was a sniper rifle. The woman later told police that Zeid demanded sex, and choked her when she refused him, law enforcement [...]
Rafael Cabrera Aguilar, Puerto Rico Psychiatrist, charges filed
Google translation Rafael Cabrera Aguilar El Nuevo They find cause for arrest against a psychiatrist for lewd acts in San Juan The complaints allege that the events occurred in the medical office of the man, who worked as a State psychiatrist. By Alex Figueroa Cancel April 1, 2024 The Justice Department confirmed that it filed charges Monday against the state psychiatrist, Rafael Cabrera Aguilar, for lewd acts and sexual harassment in San Juan. Judge Juan León determined probable cause for arrest and set bail at $200,000. If he provides bail, he would be subject to the electronic monitoring measure. The [...]
Akinlolu Olalekan Peluola, Saskatoon psychiatrist, sentenced
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Saskatoon psychiatrist defrauded government to help offset new clinic costs Dr. Akinlolu Olalekan Peluola, 65, was sentenced to 21 months of jail served in the community, including a 24-hour curfew for the first year. By Bre McAdam March 24, 2024 -- Excerpt A Saskatoon psychiatrist will be on house arrest for 12 months as part of his fraud sentence handed down in provincial court. Dr. Akinlolu Olalekan Peluola must also pay back the $95,708.38 that he defrauded from the Saskatchewan government between 2017 and 2018. The 65-year-old pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 in December 2023. Last month, [...]
Rajeev Reghunath, UK Psychiatrist, struck off
Rajeev Reghunath -- Excerpt Daily Mail Psychiatrist, 45, is struck off after he fiddled timesheets and falsely claimed £40,000 worth of NHS work shifts when he was actually on holiday By Richard Percival March 13, 2024 A consultant doctor has been struck off after he falsely claimed for £40,000 worth of NHS work shifts when he was on holiday. Locum psychiatrist Dr Rajeev Reghunath, 45, fiddled public money by filing faked timesheets which wrongly claimed he was working eight hour shifts when in fact he was thousands of miles away in Turkey, Abu Dhabi or India. Reghunath was able to [...]
John Whelan, Fond Du Lac Psychiatrist, sentenced
John Whelan Press Release FOND DU LAC PSYCHIATRIST SENTENCED TO 48 MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT FOR UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Tuesday, March 5, 2024 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Wisconsin Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on March 4, 2024, John D. Whelan (age: 77), a psychiatrist, was sentenced to a term of 48 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and lying to federal agents, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C) &846, and 18 U.S.C. [...]
Benjamin Sessa
Benjamin Sessa Psychiatrist accused of having sex with patient Export Citation Western Daily Press February 29, 2024 Thursday Edition 1, National Edition Copyright 2024 Reach PLC All Rights Reserved Section: NEWS; Pg. 9 Length: 546 words Byline: estel farellroig Body APROMINENT psychiatrist who opened the UK's first clinic using ketamine to treat patients in Bristol is accused of having a sexual relationship with a patient. Dr Benjamin Sessa is facing a misconduct hearing in light of the allegations. Dr Benjamin Sessa, whose area of practice was in North Somerset according to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), is alleged to [...]