Former Boise doctor arrested for sex crimes involving children after multi-year investigation

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BOISE, Idaho — A Boise man and former adolescent psychiatrist is facing three felony counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16 after he was arrested Friday by multiple agencies.

Boise Police said 63-year-old Richard Pines was arrested following “years of investigating” crimes in Ada County and Boise County. The crimes occurred against three minors in Boise County between 2004 and 2008, according to Friday’s release.

The Associated Press in 2015 reported the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Pines “violated state law by having improper sexual contact with two former patients.” …

Pines faces up to life in prison for each lewd conduct charge.

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