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Lieve Thienpont, Belgium Psychiatrist – to stand trial on suspicion of poisoning in euthanasia case
Christian Today Belgium launches criminal investigation into doctors who euthanised 38-year-old woman with autism By Staff writer November 30, 2018 Psychiatrist Lieve Thienpont Authorities in Belgium have launched a criminal investigation into a group of doctors who euthanised a 38-year-old woman with autism. Tine Nys was euthanised in 2010 two months after she was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome but her family question the speed with which the diagnosis was made and allege numerous irregularities in her death. According to the Brussels Times, the family's formal complaint also claimed that the life-ending drugs had been administered in an 'amateurish' way. [...]
Psychiatrist Vincent Berg, Australia, sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison for repeated fraud and forgery
Union of Orthodox Journalists Founder of Ukrainian schism accused of fraud and forgery Editorial board November 27 2018 Psychiatrist Vincent Berg aka Vikentiy Chekalin Vikentiy Chekalin, who “ordained” “bishops” of the UAOC, being deprived of his rank by the ROC for immoral acts, was sentenced to 4 years in prison in Australia. In Australia, Southport County Court in Queensland sentenced 67-year-old Vincent Berg to 4 years and 3 months in prison for the repeated fraud and forgery. It is reported by the Greek agency Romfea. Vincent Berg (pseudo. Vikentiy Chekalin, - Ed. note), who migrated from Russia in the [...]
Dishonest, Foul-mouthed psychiatrist Marinus Klijnsma who abused staff and said a patient could go ‘kill herself’ faces revocation of license
Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter December 9, 2013 Psychiatrist Marinus Klijnsma committed the charges while working at the Gables (pictured) A foul-mouthed psychiatrist who swore at staff and said a patient ‘can just go and kill herself’ faces being struck off after being found guilty of misconduct. Dr Marinus Klijnsma told a tribunal that his use of inappropriate and offensive language was a ‘dysfunctional habit’ that got worse over the years. Some of his secretaries received angry voicemail messages in which he asked: ‘Where the f**k are you?’ In another voicemail he said: ‘Whenever I f**king ring you, [...]
Aubrey Levin, Psychiatrist; His wife in Hot Water for Attempting to Bribe Juror in his Criminal Case
Calgary Herald Jury selected for wife of disgraced doctor in bribery case By Daryl Slade September 24, 2014 A nine-woman, three-man jury has been selected to decide the fate of Erica Levin, wife of disgraced forensic psychiatrist Aubrey Levin, for allegedly attempting to bribe a juror at her husband’s sexual assault trial early last year. The jury selection was a rarely-used ‘challenge for cause’ format in which Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Patrick Sullivan asked the potential jurors up to three questions related to their knowledge of pre-trial publicity in order to test whether they could be impartial in their [...]
Texas Psychiatrist James Grigson, “Dr. Death” – expelled from the American Psychiatric Association and the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians
Texas Tribune Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules against death row inmate Jeff Wood The court denied relief on Wednesday to Wood, who never killed anyone, granting the state the opportunity to set another execution date for the 1996 murder of a store clerk in Kerrville. By Hannah Wiley November 21, 2018 Texas Psychiatrist James Grigson The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected a bid by death row inmate Jeff Wood to reconsider his death sentence, granting the state the opportunity to set another execution date for Wood, whose case gained national attention because of his role as [...]
BAL BANSAL – Kentucky Psychiatrist’s license restricted for an indefinite period of time
"Detective Sergeant Jim Goble contacted the Board's Medical Investigator to report the overdose death of Patient A, to whom the licensee has prescribed Gabapentin and Oxycodone, and to request a Board investigation pf the licensee's prescribing practices. According to the Autopsy Report, dated March 25, 2013, Patient A's cause of death was accidental acute gabapentin toxicity and the manner of death was accidental." COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE CASE NO. 1541 IN RE: THE LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY HELD BY BAL K. BANSAL, M.D., LICENSE NO. 22004, 700 ST. CHRISTOPHER DRIVE, SUITE 101, [...]
Peter McCarthy, Perth Psychiatrist, sentenced to prison, had a sexual relationship with a patient then tried to convince her not to co-operate with authorities
9News WA doctor jailed over patient relationship November 22, 2018 Psychiatrist Peter McCarthy An experienced Perth psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a patient then tried to convince her not to co-operate with authorities during disciplinary proceedings against him, has been sentenced to one year in prison. Peter David McCarthy, 68, was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice in April last year when he urged the woman, who cannot be named, not to co-operate with the State Administrative Tribunal. He also had other conversations with her in the preceding two years about the same [...]
Douglas Murphy, San Luis Obispo psychiatrist, placed on probation for the second time by the California Medical Board
CalCoastNews.com San Luis Obispo psychiatrist penalized for patient suicide By Josh Friedman November 23, 2018 Psychiatrist Douglas Murphy A practicing psychiatrist, who is the president and CEO of a San Luis Obispo psychiatric practice, has for the second time been placed on probation by the California Medical Board after one of his patients committed suicide. Douglas Murphy, a licensed medical doctor, is the president and CEO of Pacific Psychiatry, located at 1551 Bishop Street, according to his LinkedIn page. Murphy established a personal practice in 2002 in Morro Bay, which later became Pacific Psychiatry in San Luis Obispo. [Cal [...]
West Virginia Psychiatrist Joseph Jurand convicted of sexual abuse of 15-year-old Girl Interested in Psychiatry
The Journal Sentencing hearing set for Dec. 9 for psychiatrist convicted of sexual abuse By Edward Marshall November 1, 2013 Psychiatrist Joseph Jurand CHARLES TOWN - A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 9 for a Jefferson County psychiatrist convicted last month of having inappropriate sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl while she was participating in a Shepherdstown community theater group. According to court records, 61-year-old Joseph Anthony Jurand, of Shepherdstown Pike, Shenandoah Junction, pleaded guilty Sept. 30 to one count of an indictment charging him with misdemeanor third-degree sexual abuse as part of a plea agreement. The [...]
Allen Weiss, Delaware Psychiatrist Arrested for holding patient in his office against her will
The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware) June 11, 2010 Psychiatrist charged in assault on new patient By Ira Porter A Milford-area psychiatrist was arrested Wednesday morning on assault and unlawful imprisonment charges after one of his patients accused him of holding her in his office against her will. The 28-year-old patient who accused Dr. Allen C. Weiss, 64, of assaulting her told police that she had gone for a new patient appointment to his office in the 100 block of Russell Road. According to court papers, the woman spoke with Weiss about her mental health condition and said that she was [...]