MEDIA
Hicksville psychiatrist Raj A. Danthuluri – convicted of sexual abuse
newsday.com Hicksville psychiatrist convicted of sexual abuse By ZACHARY R. DOWDY A Hicksville psychiatrist faces up to a year in prison for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl during counseling in his offices in Rego Park, Queens, authorities said yesterday, but the therapist\'s attorney vowed to appeal the verdict. Raj A. Danthuluri, 40, of 810 Highview Ave., was convicted Monday of endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree sexual abuse after a three-day trial before Queens Supreme Court Justice Barry Kron, said Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown. Danthuluri, who chose to be tried before a judge instead of a [...]
Psychiatrist Douglas Murphy, SAN LUIS OBISPO, “acted negligently toward two patients who ended their own lives”
KSBY CA law now requires doctors to tell patients about probationary status By Aja Goare January 3, 2019 Psychiatrist Douglas Murphy A new California law that goes into effect in the New Year requires doctors who are on probation, such as the San Luis Obispo doctor featured in a KSBY investigative report in November, to disclose his or her status to a patient. SB 1448, known as the Patient’s Right to Know Act of 2018, will require doctors to provide patients with a disclosure that includes the doctor’s probation status, length of probation and probation end date, restrictions on [...]
Lionel Rosen, Michigan Psychiatrist, failed to report abuse, AG’s office said
Lansing State Journal Here are 11 MSU employees who AG's office said knew of Nassar's abuse, but didn't report it By Kara Berg December 21, 2018 Psychiatrist Lionel Rosen LANSING — The Michigan Attorney General's Office listed the names of 11 Michigan State University employees who were told about Larry Nassar's abuse but failed to report it to authorities. They received complaints from 1997 to 2015, and their names were included in the Attorney General's Office report detailing the findings of the investigation into MSU's handling of sexual assault complaints against Nassar. Of the 280 survivors interviewed for the [...]
Ronald Rubin, psychiatrist, treated underage girls without parent’s consent
Fox 6 News, Milwaukee (WITI) “Shocking accusations and penalty” one doctor faces By Meghan Dwyer October 15, 2014 Psychiatrist Ronald Rubin I'm Fox 6 investigator Meghan Dwyer. Coming up Sunday Fox 6 News at 9:00. We're doing a follow-up story on Doctor Ronald Rubin. You may remember he is the doctor who was accused of prescribing amphetamines to strippers and treating underage girls without their parent's consent. He's sitting down with me. A one on one exclusive interview. That's Fox 6 News at 9:00. Ronald Rubin
Syed Azhar Rizvi, Canadian Psychiatrist, Guilty of Sex with Patient – Suspended for Two Years – Thereafter chaperone must be present at all times when around female patients
The Telegram Psychiatrist found guilty of misconduct, having sex with patient October 21, 2015 A St. John’s psychiatrist has been found guilty by an adjudication tribunal of professional misconduct by engaging in sexual activity with a patient. The decision of an adjudication tribunal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador says on July 17, 2015, Dr. Syed Azhar Rizvi was guilty of professional misconduct by engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexual activity with a female patient. Syed Azhar Rizvi The tribunal found that the “sexual and intimate relationship” began on Aug. 4, 2005, [...]
Psychiatrist Aubrey Levin’s Wife Convicted for Attempting to Bribe Juror in his Sexual Assault Criminal Case
CBC News Erica Levin found guilty in juror bribing case Wife of psychiatrist Aubrey Levin found to have obstructed justice by trying to bribe jury member in his trial October 09, 2014 A Calgary woman has been found guilty of trying to bribe a juror in the sexual assault trial against her husband. Erica Levin, 71, was charged with obstruction of justice last year after a juror in the trial against Aubrey Levin, a former forensic psychiatrist. The juror claimed she was offered money in exchange for getting her husband acquitted. Erica Levin bowed her head and began rocking as [...]
James Christensen, Minnesota Psychiatrist, Threatens Patient with Shock Treatment
Property owned by Psychiatrist - James Anders Christensen, Rochester, MN (from Google Earth) Star Tribune State psychiatrist reprimanded for threatening mentally ill patient with electroshock therapy By CHRIS SERRES May 6, 2014 A state psychiatrist has admitted to threatening a mentally ill patient with electroshock therapy at the Minnesota Security Hospital, resulting in a rare reprimand from the state agency that oversees the state mental hospital. The psychiatrist, Dr. James Christensen, has been warned by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) that any further act of substantiated maltreatment may result in his disqualification, according to an investigation [...]
Randall Pitone
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Official restricts license of St. Petersburg psychiatrist By CAROL GENTRY April 21, 1990 A state official has taken the unusual step of restricting the license of a St. Petersburg psychiatrist without waiting for the Board of Medicine to act. Dr. Randall E. Pitone, who practices at 1201 Fifth Ave. N, is accused of sexual misconduct and violations of drug laws. He will be allowed to continue practicing pending action by the board, but only under certain conditions. The emergency restriction order was signed by Larry Gonzalez, secretary of the Department of Professional Regulation (DPR). The agency [...]
Psych – “My Child Porn Doesn’t Affect My Work”
The Argus Child porn doctor’s appeal for leniency By Anna Roberts 5th February 2013 A doctor downloaded hundreds of sick child porn images but told bosses it did not affect how he worked because he did it “in the privacy of his own home”. Dr Michael Beranek added that he should be treated more leniently because he had accessed the images – some of them the most severe available – for free. And he told health officials he should be allowed to carry on working as a staff psychiatrist, caring for mentally ill people in Sussex, because looking at the [...]
Psychiatrist Christopher Allison – rape sentence increased
The Independent, London Court increases psychiatrist's rape sentence AN EIGHT-YEAR jail sentence given to a psychiatrist who raped and sexually assaulted women patients was increased by two years by the Court of Appeal yesterday. Three judges agreed with submissions made on behalf of the Attorney General that the term imposed on Christopher Allison, 60, at Winchester Crown Court in December last year was "unduly lenient".