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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Dale Giolas, Illinois psychiatrist, sued by patient for improper sexual activity
Business Insurance Insurer must cover defense of psychiatrist accused of sexual misconduct By Judy Greenwald November 9, 2017 Psychiatrist Dale Giolas A federal court has ruled a medical malpractice insurer has a duty to defend a psychiatrist accused of inappropriate sexual activity with a patient, while also holding he is entitled to obtain independent counsel in the underlying litigation. Dr. Dale Giolas treated Staci Ferguson as a patient from 2011 until early 2016, according to Wednesday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court in Chicago in Professional Solution Insurance Co. v. Dale Giolas M.D. and Staci Ferguson. In August 2016, [...]
Ontario Psychiatrist Ravi Shenava trial starts – accused of using his “power” to get sexual favors from patient & under investigation for sexual assault against 11 patients
CTV Alleged victim takes stand in sex assault trial of Windsor psychiatrist CTV Windsor October 23, 2017 Psychiatrist Ravi Shenava A Windsor doctor is accused of using his power, and his signature, to get sexual favours from a former patient. The trial of Doctor Ravi Shenava, 67, started Monday in Windsor Superior Court. Dr. Shenava is charged with five counts of sexual assault and extortion for incidents in 2012, and again in 2015. There is a publication ban on facts and testimony that could identify the lone female complainant in the case. A warning that some of the content of [...]
Jimmy Jindal, Indian psychiatrist, nearly stripped and paraded around town for molesting a woman patient
Indian Express Doctor assaulted, paraded for ‘molesting’ woman patient The victim told police that Jindal molested her after giving her sedatives when she visited him for consultation Thursday. By Sukhbir Siwach October 29, 2017 Psychiatrist Jimmy Jindal A PSYCHIATRIST in Fatehabad town of Haryana was assaulted, nearly stripped and paraded around the city Friday before being handed over to the police for allegedly molesting a woman patient. An angry mob also blackened the face of Dr Jimmy Jindal, 37, and allegedly vandalised portions of his hospital. Jindal was later arrested based on a complaint by the victim’s family. Fatehabad [...]
Jean Paul Guittet, French psychiatrist, suspended for inappropriate contact with patient
machine translation: lefigaro.fr Sarthe: a psychiatrist suspended for 3 months for displaced gestures October 19, 2017 Psychiatrist Jean Paul Guittet Dr Jean-Paul Guittet, a psychiatrist in Le Mans, was sentenced by the disciplinary chamber of the order of doctors to three months suspended exercise, according to information from France Bleu Maine. An elderly patient accuses the practitioner of having raped her in 1989. "I was 27 years old at the time. I talked to my attending physician who listened to me but did nothing!" She cries. She filed a complaint in 2015, while other patients denounced the actions of [...]
Blaise Wolfrum, Illinois Psychiatrist, “danger to the public”, “violated boundaries with a young patient”
WGN9 Suburban psychiatrist’s license suspended after claims of inappropriate contact with patient October 18, 2017 By Meghan Dwyer Psychiatrist Blaise Wolfrum SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — A Schaumburg psychiatrist has had his medical license suspended after state regulators said he had inappropriate contact with a young patient and was not following the rules for prescribing controlled substances. The state said he’s a danger to the public. He said they don’t have all the facts. Psychiatrist Blaise Wolfrum is the medical director at Behavioral Health Associates in Schaumburg. He said he has successfully treated thousands of patients and helped them with [...]
New Mexico psychiatrist Alan Emamdee, already arrested for sexual misconduct, now sued by 12 patients
Farmington Daily News Doctor accused of sexual misconduct, abuse by patients By Joshua Kellogg October 12, 2017 Psychiatrist Alan Emamdee FARMINGTON — A civil lawsuit was filed against San Juan Regional Medical Center and Dr. Alan Emamdee by 12 of his former patients who accuse him of sexual abuses and assaults the suit claims were facilitated by the hospital and San Juan Health Partners. The 34-page complaint was filed in First Judicial District of New Mexico on Oct. 4 by attorneys for McGinn, Carpenter, Montoya and Love, P.A., an Albuquerque-based law firm, and Titus and Murphy Law Firm of [...]
Thomas Jenkins, UK pedophile psychiatrist, caught by undercover cops attempting to groom an underage boy – license revoked
BBC Paedophile Grindr doctor struck off medical register October 5, 2017 North East Wales Psychiatrist Thoomas Jenkins A paedophile junior doctor who was caught by an undercover police officer attempting to groom an underage boy has been struck off the medical register. Thomas Jenkins, 28, logged onto gay dating app Grindr and asked user Liam, who he thought was 13, for sex. But it was the police officer and Jenkins, who lives in Manchester, was arrested at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. He admitted inciting a boy of 13 to engage in sexual activity at Manchester Crown Court in April. A judge [...]
Timothy Bunton, Virginia & Mass. Psychiatrist – now a registered sex offender – went to Harvard, worked at VA hospital
The Enterprise Former Brockton VA doctor now registered sex offender By Marc Larocque October 6, 2017 Psychiatrist Timothy Bunton BROCKTON – A former Brockton VA campus doctor pleaded guilty to using a computer to solicit a minor, and he is now losing his right to practice medicine in Massachusetts. Timothy J. Bunton had already voluntarily agreed not to practice medicine in Massachusetts after he was first arrested in 2015, according to state officials. But after he pleaded guilty to the charge, and became a registered sex offender in Virginia, the Massachusetts Board of Medicine took disciplinary action at its [...]