SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
“Sexual misconduct is particularly damaging to the reputation of psychiatry because the damages to patients which result are mental and emotional in nature. If psychiatry loses the confidence of society, its ability to pursue its mission will be damaged.”
American Psychiatric Association
Approved by the Board of Trustees
March 1993
PSYCHIATRISTS MORE LIKELY TO MISBEHAVE; STUDY; SEXUAL MISCONDUCT A PARTICULAR PROBLEM
December 8, 2012
Psychiatrists are twice as likely as other Canadian doctors to face professional discipline generally and almost four times as apt to be sanctioned for sexual misconduct, concludes a new study that underscores long-held concerns about the specialty.
The Associated Press
PSYCHIATRISTS RARELY TURN IN COLLEAGUES FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
April 7, 1987
Two-thirds of psychiatrists say they have treated patients who were sexually involved with other therapists, but they report colleagues for unethical sexual behavior in less than 10 percent of the cases, according to a national survey.
The Tennessean
PSYCHIATRISTS LOSE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
February 25, 1985
Beginning May 1, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) will no longer cover sexual misconduct, or so-called “undue familiarity,” in its malpractice insurance. Millions of dollars have been paid to settle complaints and lawsuits stemming from sexual misconduct, the largest award being $4.66 million, awarded in 1981.
The Seattle Times
PATIENT ABUSE — MANY THERAPISTS SEEM UNWILLING TO POLICE THEIR OWN PROFESSION
April 11, 1993
Newsweek magazine reported that “65 percent of psychiatrists said they had treated patients who had been sexually involved with previous therapists,” but only 8 percent reported the incidents to authorities.
One woman, Barbara Noel, wrote a book (“You Must Be Dreaming”) about her nightmare of psychiatric sexual abuse. She revealed that the American Psychiatric Association tried to protect her psychiatrist from unfavorable publicity.
Furthermore, Noel’s abuser, Jules Masserman, was not just any psychiatrist, but a past president of the American Psychiatric Association and an honorary life president of the World Association for Social Psychiatry.
The Burlington Free Press
VERMONT PSYCHIATRISTS DISCIPLINED AT HIGHER RATE
May 26, 2002
A Burlington Free Press analysis has found that 39 percent of the doctors disciplined by state regulators in the past five years have been psychiatrists. Fewer than 11 percent of Vermont’s doctors practice psychiatry.
Further, nearly all the charges involved doctors’ sexual misconduct or abuse of alcohol and drugs.
Marc Adida, French Psychiatrist, convicted of raping patients
Marc Adida ICI Twelve years in prison for the former psychiatrist at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital convicted of raping female patients By Damien Triomphe April 4, 2025 -- Excerpt Twelve years in prison and a permanent ban from practicing. Marc Adida, the former psychiatrist at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, was found guilty this Friday of rape and sexual assault against female patients. The court took into account the impairment of judgment. The trial of Marc Adida, a former psychiatrist at Sainte-Marguerite Hospital in Marseille, ended this Friday, April 4, before the Bouches-du-Rhône Criminal Court in Aix-en-Provence. The public prosecutor had requested 18 [...]
Jesse Armstrong, UF Psychiatrist, arrested
Jesse Armstrong WCBJ UF psychiatrist arrested for uploading child abuse material By WCJB Staff February 28, 2025 -- Excerpt GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Officers with the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested a man who they say uploaded images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the Internet. Officers arrested Jesse Roger Armstrong, 34, of Tenn. on Wednesday around 2 p.m. He faces 13 charges of possessing sexual abuse material. It followed after Microsoft submitted a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in Aug. 2024 stating CSAM had been uploaded to Bing Images. The images [...]
Hisbay Ali, Las Vegas Psychiatrist, sex with a patient
Hisbay Ali Las Vegas Review Journal Emergency action suspends license of Las Vegas psychiatrist By Mary Hynes November 4, 2024 -- Excerpt In an unusual move, a Nevada medical board immediately suspended the license of a Las Vegas psychiatrist for behavior it says risks the health and safety of the public. In October, an investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners issued an order of summary suspension of the license of Dr. Hisbay Ali. The order states that Ali had initiated a sexual relationship with a patient and illegally prescribed a controlled substance to a second patient. [...]
Sean Carlysle Prabhu, Windsor psychiatrist
Sean Carlysle Prabhu Windsor psychiatrist suspended, accused of sexually abusing patient By Trevor Wilhelm September 11, 2024 -- Excerpt A Windsor psychiatrist’s licence has been suspended amid accusations he sexually abused a patient then tried to sabotage the ensuing investigation, including posing as the victim in an effort to have the complaint withdrawn. Dr. Sean Carlysle Prabhu is also set to face a disciplinary tribunal following the investigation by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. “Between approximately December 2022 and December 2023, Dr. Prabhu engaged in sexual abuse of a patient and/or disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct [...]
Raymond Rushden, WV Psychiatrist
Raymond Rushden Logan County woman says psychiatrist sexually harassed her By Chris Dickerson September 6, 2024 -- EXCERPT LOGAN – A Logan County woman says a doctor who was treating her for psychiatric issues sexually harassed her. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, filed her complaint in Logan Circuit Court against Dr. Raymond Rushden and Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health Inc. doing business as Mountain Laurel Integrated Healthcare. According to the complaint, the plaintiff received psychiatric care from Rushden at the Mountain Laurel facility through 2002 and part of 2023. Rushden had been treating her for several years when he [...]
Abdollah Assad, Reno Psychiatrist
Abdollah Assad Las Vegas Review Journal Medical board complaint: Psychiatrist had sex with patient after suicide attempt By Mary Hynes August 29, 2024 -- Excerpt A Nevada medical board committee has filed a complaint against a Reno psychiatrist alleging that he had sex with a patient who had just attempted suicide instead of taking her to a hospital or calling police. The investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners filed the complaint on Aug. 14 against Dr. Abdollah Assad, alleging that he violated the state’s Medical Practice Act. The complaint states that Assad, licensed in Nevada since [...]
Henry Jarecki, 91-year-old NY psychiatrist, accused of Facilitating Sexual Abuse
Henry Jarecki The Wall Street Journal Epstein Accuser Files Lawsuit Alleging Famed Psychiatrist Henry Jarecki Facilitated Sexual Abuse By Khadeeja Safdar Updated June 3, 2024 -- Excerpt Henry Jarecki has won awards practicing psychiatry, made a fortune trading metals, produced Hollywood movies, dabbled in real estate and co-founded Moviefone. The 91-year-old has also now been accused of participating in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. An unnamed woman filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court on Monday against Jarecki accusing him of raping her repeatedly from 2011 to 2014. She alleges that Epstein introduced her to Jarecki for mental-health treatment and instead [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Muhammad Saeed, Tucson psychiatrist, indicted
Muhammad Saeed Arizona Daily Star Ex-Tucson psychiatrist a fugitive in sex-abuse case March 31, 2024 By Prerana Sannappanavar ++ Excerpt A Tucson psychiatrist indicted on 76 counts of sex-crime and prescription-drug charges is a fugitive after court records show he fled to Pakistan. Dr. Muhammad Saeed was indicted in December on 35 counts of sexual abuse, two counts of sexual assault, eight counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, 26 counts of obtaining and procuring the administration of a dangerous drug and five counts of obtaining and procuring the administration of a narcotic drug, according to Pima County Superior Court documents. [...]
David Tatum, Charlotte Psychiatrist, Sentenced
David Tatum Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office New York Post North Carolina child psychiatrist hit with 40 years for filming minors, using AI to make child porn By Katherine Donlevy November 12, 2023 -- Excerpt A North Carolina child psychiatrist was hit with a 40-year prison sentence Wednesday for using artificial intelligence to transform innocent pictures of children into intense pornography stills. David Tatum, 41, will also have to serve 30 years of supervised release for secretly recording multiple teenagers — including his several family members and a patient — getting undressed. “It is horrific to believe anyone would secretly [...]
Anandababu Chellappan, Henrico psychiatrist, license revoked
Anandababu Chellappan Richmond Times Dispatch Henrico psychiatrist's license revoked after sex allegations By Bill McKelway October 31, 2013 -- Excerpt A Henrico County-based psychiatrist's license was revoked because he repeatedly sexually fondled patients despite their expressed objections and mental illnesses, according to Board of Medicine documents. Dr. Anandababu Chellappan signed a consent order last week, according to board records, in which he accepted revocation of his license and the board adopted findings of fact that spell out egregious abuses of six female patients. The documents describe a pattern of conduct dating to 2008 in which the psychiatrist prescribed controlled [...]
Jamal Hilal, Sudanese psychiatrist, based in UK, “creepy”
Jamal Hilal Daily Mail Senior NHS psychiatrist who touched a junior member of staff's breasts during an 'unnecessary' examination and quizzed her about her sex life asking 'are you experimental?' is struck off By Jon Brady October 26, 2023 -- Excerpt A 'creepy' psychiatrist who massaged a junior member of staff's breasts in an 'unnecessary and inappropriate' medical examination later claimed the young woman had been trying to 'tempt' him into touching her. Dr Jamal Hilal, a Sudanese doctor based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been banned from practising medicine after he pursued the trainee, named Ms B to protect her identity, [...]
Evan Zimmer, Miami Psychiatrist, in hot water
Evan Zimmer The Miami Herald Complaints about medical professionals gather dust; INVESTIGATION Florida Center for Investigative Reporting By Steve Miller October 20 2013 -- Excerpt Evan Zimmer has been indicted for racketeering, arrested for drunk driving, and busted for soliciting a prostitute, after which he showed up in court while impaired. He’s also a psychiatrist, licensed to this day to practice in South Florida. In Florida, medical professionals hang onto their licenses and continue practicing as the state grapples with a lengthy disciplinary process that can take years, according to the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR). On occasions [...]
Donna Dryer, Cortes Island Psychiatrist, resigns
Donna Dryer CBC B.C. psychiatrist resigns licence after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy study By Bethany Lindsay October 16, 2023 -- Excerpt A B.C. psychiatrist has permanently relinquished her medical licence in response to a complaint about her treatment of a PTSD patient taking part in a clinical trial for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, CBC News has learned. Donna Dryer of Cortes Island irrevocably resigned her registration on Aug. 1 and received a formal reprimand after admitting to unprofessional conduct with the female patient, according to a letter from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. (CPSBC) to the [...]
Hemant Sharma, Queensland psychiatrist, used drugs with patient
Hemant Sharma The Courier Mail 'Infatuated' psychiatrist's costly romance July 26, 2023 By Vanessa Marsh -- Excerpt A Queensland psychiatrist who became "infatuated" with a female patient half his age splashed $1.5m to impress her, buying her a house, a car, a trip to Europe and investing in her cafe. Hemant Kumar Sharma engaged in an "appalling breach of professional obligations" when he entered into a sexual relationship with his patient whom he treated for five weeks from December 2016. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has made orders suspending Sharma from practising as a psychiatrist for three years, finding [...]
Simon Bainbridge, Auckland psychiatrist, struck off
nzherald.co.nz Auckland psychiatrist Simon Bainbridge struck off for intimate relationship with vulnerable patient By Raphael Franks July 23, 2023 -- Excerpt An Auckland psychiatrist who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient over six years has been struck off, censured and ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in costs. The Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal cancelled Simon Bainbridge’s doctor’s registration as his “conduct was of such a serious nature”. Bainbridge’s patient, who has name suppression and is only referred to as Ms E, suffered from depression along with verbal and mobility difficulties, needing a walking frame. She was [...]
Óscar Francisco Coronado Molina, Peru Psychiatrist
Óscar Francisco Coronado Molina Google Translation: El Comercio Callao: psychiatrist accused of abusing minors continues to work at Hospital San José and his salary is raised By Mathías Panizo Arana July 7, 2023 -- Excerpt ... Through the corridors of the San José Hospital (HSJ) in Callao walks Óscar Francisco Coronado Molina, a psychiatrist who has multiple complaints of sexual harassment and abuse against him. As much as the dramatic experiences of his victims, including minors, broke out in the press in 2018, Coronado Molina continues with the freedom to exercise and maintains a position in the Chalaco hospital. Prior [...]
Kabir Garg, South London Psychiatrist, jailed for six years
Kabir Garg BBC Kabir Garg: Doctor jailed for dark web child sexual abuse images June 23, 2023 -- Excerpt A junior doctor has been jailed for six years for his role in a dark web chat site dedicated to sharing images of child sexual abuse. Kabir Garg, 33, from Lewisham, south-east London, pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to facilitating the exploitation of children. Until he was arrested in November, he had been working as a psychiatrist for South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. Garg had acted as a "moderator" of the site, the court had heard. This [...]
Head of psychiatry convicted
Head of psychiatry Google Translation Lakartidningen Head of psychiatry convicted of child pornography A psychiatrist in a management position is sentenced to a suspended sentence and community service for possession of child pornography and for having created child pornography of a person with whom he had a personal relationship. By Jesper Cederberg June 14, 2023 -- Excerpt The doctor is said to have had close to 600 child porn images and some videos on his computer and mobile phone, which were found during the police search. According to the prosecutor, the 1950s images can be classified as particularly reckless. [...]
Charlotte Psychiatrist Convicted
Charlotte Psychiatrist Press Release Federal Jury Convicts Child Psychiatrist Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor Thursday, May 4, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted David Tatum, 41, a child psychiatrist in Charlotte, N.C., of sexual exploitation of a minor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in North Carolina join U.S. Attorney King in making today’s announcement. According to filed court documents, trial evidence [...]
Iftikhar Rasul, Orlando psychiatrist – “deviant behavior”
Psychiatrist Rasul Iftikhar - Courtesy of Orange County Corrections Department Orlando Sentinel Orlando psychiatrist’s practice restricted after sexual assault allegations By Christopher Cann April 12, 2023 -- Excerpt An Orlando psychiatrist has been prohibited from treating female patients after multiple women accused him of sexual assault, according to an emergency order by the Florida Department of Health. In the license restriction order signed by Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo on April 5, DOH said it will conduct a formal proceeding to discipline Dr. Iftikhar Rasul. "Rasul willfully abused his position of power in order to sexually assault multiple [...]
Richard Pines, Boise Psychiatrist, Arrested
Richard Pines Idaho Press Former Boise doctor arrested for sex crimes involving children KTVB STAFF March 20, 2023 -- Excerpt 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 and Boise counties. The crimes occurred against three minors in Boise County between 2004 and 2008, according to Friday’s news release. The Associated Press in 2015 reported the Idaho Supreme Court ruled Pines “violated state law [...]
Hemant Kumar Sharma, Townsville psychiatrist, suspended
Hemant Kumar Sharma Townsville Bulletin (Australia) Local psychiatrist hit with 3-year suspension March 17, 2023 By Cameron Bates -- Excerpt A TOWNSVILLE psychiatrist banned from treating women has now been suspended from practising in Queensland for the next three years. The Office of the Health Ombudsman confirmed that the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) had officially reprimanded Dr Hemant Kumar Sharma on February 28, 2023. "QCAT also suspended Dr Sharma's registration for three years," a spokesman said in a statement to the Townsville Bulletin. "The suspension takes effect from 30 April 2023." Healthlink Family Medical Centre in Cranbrook confirmed [...]
Duane Bevans, Provo Psychiatrist, WANTED
Duane Bevans CTV News Former Lethbridge psychiatrist faces charges in historical sexual assault By Michael Franklin Senior Digital Producer March 1, 2023 -- Excerpt Lethbridge police say a 77-year-old former psychiatrist, who once practiced in Alberta, faces sexual assault charges in connection with incidents dating back to the 1980s. Officials say a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for Duane Bevans, a resident of Provo, Utah. The arrest order was initiated as a result of an investigation that Lethbridge police began in 2020, after a female told them she had been sexually assaulted by her psychiatrist in the early 1980s. "The [...]