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Valerie Augustus, Memphis psychiatrist who used riding crop on patients now faces new charges
Tennessean Memphis psychiatrist who used riding crop on patients now faces new charges By Brett Kelman October 27, 2019 Psychiatrist Valerie Augustus A Memphis-area psychiatrist whose license was suspended last year for using a riding crop on patients could now lose her license again due to an ongoing dispute with state health licensing officials. Dr. Valerie Augustus, who runs Christian Psychiatric Services in the suburb of Germantown, was forced to close her clinic last June after a medical discipline trial proved to the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners that she had used a riding crop or a whip [...]
Greg Lydall, ‘Abhorrent and disgusting’ Guernsey Psychiatrist jailed for indecent images of children
ITV 'Abhorrent and disgusting' psychiatrist jailed in Guernsey for indecent images of children October 31, 2019 Psychiatrist Greg Lydall Former States psychiatrist Greg Lydall has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for four counts of possessing indecent images of children and seven counts of making indecent images of children. The 44-year-old had pleaded guilty to the offences earlier this year, which involved nearly 5000 indecent images of children. More than 4000 pictures were ‘pseudo images’, which are computer generated images and more than 700 were described as ‘live’ images, which means real images of children. The court [...]
Robert Morgenthal, Orlando Psychiatrist, sentenced in sexual misconduct case
The Ledger Polk psychiatrist pleads to sexual misconduct involving a patient By Suzie Schottelkotte September 30, 2019 Psychiatrist Robert Morgenthal BARTOW – A former psychiatrist at Peace River Center who surrendered his state medical license in February 2017 on allegations of inappropriate sexual relations with a patient has pleaded no contest to a criminal charge of sexual misconduct by a psychotherapist. Circuit Judge Neil Roddenbery sentenced Robert Morgenthal, 69, on Friday to two years’ probation, mirroring the terms of plea agreement with prosecutors. The charge, a second-degree felony, carries up to 15 years in prison, but under state [...]
Michael Haslam, Crayke Psychiatrist, “three year prison sentence” – “four convictions of indecent assault”
Harrogate Advertiser Former doctor's rape conviction 'unsafe' May 21, 2004 Psychiatrist Michael Haslam A RETIRED consultant psychiatrist who was found guilty last year of raping a patient in a hospital photocopying room in North Yorkshire in 1988 has had his conviction quashed. Dr Michael Haslam, 70, of Crayke, had been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of rape and four charges of indecent assault. But yesterday, the Court of Appeal ruled the rape conviction was "unsafe", although the four convictions of indecent assault were upheld. Dr Haslam will serve a three-year prison sentence instead of seven [...]
Kypros Loucas, London Psychiatrist – “disturbing allegations”
Independent Doctor broke rules in Broadmoor By Sharon Kingman December 6, 1992 THE GOVERNMENT took no action for four years over disturbing allegations that a consultant psychiatrist at Broadmoor Hospital had consistently breached the terms of mental health legislation. The case, raising serious questions about the Department of Health's conduct - and secrecy surrounding special hospitals - is to be raised in Parliament. It is alleged that a consultant psychiatrist, Dr Kypros Loucas, repeatedly breached the Mental Health Act 1983, which is designed to protect patients' rights. The Act puts limits on how far individual doctors can go in treating [...]
Ashok Singh, Eaton Psychiatrist, cleared to practise after sexual misconduct allegations
Eastern Daily Press Norwich doctor cleared to practise after four-year ordeal under sexual misconduct allegations By Dominic Gilbert October 8, 2019 Psychiatrist Ashok Singh A four-year ordeal for a Norwich doctor suspended after accusations of sexual misconduct has come to an end after a tribunal cleared him to practise. Dr Ashok Singh, of Eaton, was cleared of 10 counts of sexual assault against four different women after a trial at Norwich Crown Court in 2016. But despite the psychiatrist and trainee GP saying three years ago he wanted to "move on" with his life, he remained under investigation [...]
Ashok Kumar Singh, King’s Mill Psychiatrist, cleared of making sexual phone call to patient
Chad Former King's Mill doctor cleared of making sexual phone call to patient at tribunal By Danielle Andrews October 10, 2019 Kings Mill A doctor has been cleared of telephoning a vulnerable patient and telling her to 'check her breast and vagina for lumps'. Dr Ashok Kumar Singh faced a medical practitioners misconduct tribunal having been accused of sexually motivated actions against the woman. Dr Singh also allegedly telephoned the patient at home and told her to check her breasts and vagina for lumps when she saw him almost 20 years ago. Dr Singh told the tribunal he [...]
Matthew Okeke, Las Vegas Psychiatrist – “failing to redirect a female patient ‘away from his personal and physical space’ when she began to touch him inappropriately”
Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas psychiatrist reprimanded for unprofessional behavior By Mary Hynes October 14, 2019 Psychiatrist Matthew Okeke The Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners has publicly reprimanded a Las Vegas psychiatrist for failing to redirect a female patient “away from his personal and physical space” when she began to touch him inappropriately. A complaint filed by the medical board in May 2019 against Dr. Matthew Okeke states that a patient in December 2017 used her smartphone to videotape an encounter with the psychiatrist without his consent during an office visit. The video, recorded as the cellphone [...]
Karl McIntosh, Wilmington psychiatrist, pleaded guilty to third-degree forgery and falsifying business records
Delaware News Journal Wilmington doctor who falsified prescriptions sentenced By Nick Perez September 20, 2019 Psychiatrist Karl McIntosh A Wilmington psychiatrist received no jail time for writing prescriptions in the names of his children without medical documentation. In 2017, Dr. Karl McIntosh had prescribed and picked up medicine in the names of his children as well as a person living in Florida this past summer — prescriptions that were at least partially paid for by insurance, according to court documents. The mother of those children, McIntosh's ex-wife, told police they had never been diagnosed with the disorders the [...]
Newburyport Psychiatrist Keith Ablow – harassment prevention order compels him to stay away from his former assistant
The Salem News Ablow hearing on harassment order suspended By Dave Rogers Staff September 18, 2019 Psychiatrist Keith Ablow NEWBURYPORT — Former Fox News contributor and local psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow was in Newburyport District Court on Wednesday afternoon hoping a judge would not extend a harassment prevention order taken out against him by a former assistant in late August. The Aug. 29 order, which compels Ablow to stay at least 25 yards away from his former assistant, was set to expire Wednesday unless a judge extended it for up to a year. The same order bans him [...]