SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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
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Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona; “immediate danger to public safety” – history of sex offenses
Associated Press State April 3, 2018 Hearing delayed for psychiatrist accused of sex offenses Delaware Psychiatrist Gregory Villabona DOVER, Del. (AP) - Attorneys for a Delaware psychiatrist with a history of sex offenses have stalled his disciplinary hearing until next month. The delay gives Gregory Villabona's lawyers more time to delve into two Department of Justice investigations that outline serious allegations against 69-year-old Gregory Villabona, including that he prescribed opioids to known drug addicts and bartered treatment for guns. Deputy Attorney General Stacey Stewart protested the delay, saying witnesses may be too intimated to come forward. The News Journal of [...]
Ian de Saxe, Aussie Psychiatrist – mutual masturbation with patient during “treatment” – found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients
Daily Mail Dr Ian de Saxe was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct By Brooke Rolfe For Daily Mail Australia March 27, 2018 Psychiatrist Ian De Saxe A psychiatrist has been banned from practice for two years for telling an alleged sex offender his behaviour was 'OK' and offering to lie on his behalf. Dr Ian de Saxe, a Sydney practitioner, was found guilty of engaging in professional misconduct with three patients, dating back to 2010. The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal deemed Dr de Saxe unfit for practice on Tuesday, ABC News reported. The tribunal suspended Dr [...]
Charles Williams (aka C. Donald Williams); Washington Psychiatrist, disciplined for inappropriate sexual contact with women patients
The Seattle Times PSYCHIATRIST HASSLED FOR PAST MISTAKES? -- INVESTIGATION REACTIVATED AFTER WOMAN INQUIRES ABOUT SEXUAL-CONTACT COMPLAINT By Peter Lewis June 22, 1993 Psychiatrist Charles Williams A Yakima psychiatrist, disciplined five years ago for inappropriate sexual contact with women patients, alleges the state Medical Disciplinary Board has bowed to political pressure and is hounding him for the same conduct for which he's already been punished. Lawyers for Dr. C. Donald Williams, who are asking a federal judge to halt what they claim is harassment of the doctor, say the board acted to take his license after U.S. Rep. Jay [...]
Myron Brenner, Maryland Psychiatrist, surrendered his license to avoid disciplinary charges – sexual relationship with a female patient
The Daily Record Md. psychiatrists disciplined The Daily Record Staff November 12, 2008 The Maryland Board of Physicians on Tuesday announced disciplinary actions against two Maryland-based psychiatrists for failing to meet basic standards of psychiatric care. According to a board announcement, Dr. Myron Brenner of Owings Mills "surrendered his license to avoid disciplinary charges and the prosecution of the charges based on his unprofessional and sexual relationship with a female patient while under his care as her treating psychiatrist. " Brenner may not apply for nor seek reinstatement of his medical license for five years. In the second case, Dr. [...]
Gregory Villabona, Delaware Psychiatrist, has history of sexual offenses
The News Journal Despite history of sexual offenses, Dover psychiatrist continues to practice By Margie Fishman March 15, 2018 Psychiatrist Gregory VillaBona A Dover psychiatrist whose license has been on probation off and on for 15 years for sexual offenses and other violations is still seeing patients, despite a recent complaint by the Department of Justice that says he gave a handgun and switchblade to a patient and ingested that patient's prescribed stimulants. Gregory Villabona has been under investigation by the Attorney General's Office since 2016, an office spokesman said. According to the AG's September complaint filed with the [...]
Richard Gorman, Toronto Psychiatrist, pelvic grinding on patient
Toronto Sun #MeToo tips scales against sexually abusive doc By Sam Pazzano March 5, 2018 Excerpt: All of the four doctors, Dr. Richard Gorman, Dr. Joseph Siu-Kan Lee, Dr. Larry Scott Henderson and Dr. Eleazar Humberto Noriega, could return to their practice after serving their suspensions. “If you want to eliminate sexual abuse, you must send a strong message that those who engage in it will lose their licence,” said veteran medical malpractice lawyer Paul Harte. — Gorman, a psychiatrist, then 62, engaged in pelvic grinding and kissed his patient’s breasts. He was hit with a two-year suspension for the [...]
Mani Batchu, Illinois Psychiatrist – got prison time for child rape – “sophisticated predator took advantage of girl’s age and learning disability”
The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts) November 19, 2011 Saturday Sex with minor brings 30 years By Stephanie Barry Psychiatrist Mani Batchu SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge on Friday sentenced an adolescent psychiatrist from Chicago to 30 years in prison for luring teen girls into sexual relationships over the Internet. His victims included a 15-year-old from South Hadley - who appeared along with her family in U.S. District Court for the sentencing - and two more unknown girls FBI agents found featured in sexually explicit home videos when they raided the apartment of Mani Batchu and seized his computer in 2009. [...]
New Zealand Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle’s License revoked – sexually assaulted mentally unwell patient while parked on a side street
Stuff Doctor struck off after being found guilty of sexually assaulting patient By Craig Hoyle February 21 2018 Psychiatrist Bruce Spittle A Dunedin psychiatrist found guilty of sexually assaulting a mentally unwell patient has been struck off. Bruce James Spittle repeatedly molested the woman in 1999, when she was suffering from a number of mental health disorders. The 72-year-old was stripped of his medical license at a hearing of the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal's Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) in Auckland on Wednesday. He was also censured, and ordered to pay $5720 in costs. His victim, who has name suppression, [...]