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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Evan Zimmer, Miami Psychiatrist, indicted for racketeering
The Miami Herald Complaints about medical professionals gather dust; INVESTIGATION --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... Excerpted from: Complaints about medical professionals gather dust; INVESTIGATION By Steve Miller The Miami Herald October 20 2013 Read the full original article here. This excerpt is reproduced for purposes of commentary, criticism, and public education under fair-use principles.
William Ayres, Peninsula child psychiatrist, sentenced
William Ayres San Jose Mercury News Peninsula child psychiatrist William Ayres sentenced to eight years for molesting patients --Excerpt REDWOOD CITY -- As one victim after another testified, calling William Ayres a monster and a serial child-abuser who robbed them of their innocence, the once-renowned child psychiatrist sat stoically Monday as a judge sentenced him to eight years in prison for molesting his former patients. Because of his age and health problems, it is likely a life sentence for the 81-year-old ex-doctor who pleaded no contest to eight felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with [...]
William Ellien, Savannah Psychiatrist, sentenced to prison
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Georgia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 24, 2013 Savannah Doctor Sentenced To 30 Months In Pills For Sex Scheme SAVANNAH , GA: WILLIAM ELLIEN, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., to 30 months in prison for exchanging prescriptions for highly addictive drugs in exchange for sex. Ellien was also sentenced to serve 3 years of supervised release upon his release from prison and ordered to surrender all of his medical licenses. According to the evidence presented during the [...]
Abdullahi Mohamed, Michigan Psychiatrist, Sentenced
The Monroe Evening News (Michigan) Doctor sentenced in sexual assaults --Excerpt …Dr. Abdullahi A. Mohamed, 58, will spend the next year in jail after he was sentenced by Monroe County Circuit Judge Michael A. Weipert. In addition to imprisonment, Judge Weipert sentenced Dr. Mohamed to five years of probation and ordered that he no longer can practice medicine. The defendant also must stay away from the victims. In January, Dr. Mohamed, whose license remains active through 2015 according to the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, pleaded no contest to three counts of criminal sexual conduct-fourth degree involving [...]
Richard Pines, Boise Psychiatrist, Arrested
KTVB Former Boise doctor arrested for sex crimes involving children after multi-year investigation --Excerpt 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 [...]
Kevin George, Colonie psychiatrist, Arrested
Kevin George New Haven Register Psychiatrist faces sex counts --Excerpt COLONIE — A Colonie psychiatrist was arrested Friday and charged with inappropriately touching two female employees. Dr. Kevin W. George, 52, of Psychopharmacology Consultants of Albany, was charged with two counts of sexual abuse and two counts of forcible touching, all misdemeanors. "He presented himself to them in a sexual manner, touching both of them as well as rubbing himself against them in a sexual way," said. Lt. Robert Winn, spokesman for Colonie Police. George specializes in prescribing medication to adults and adolescents with mental health problems... Excerpted from: Psychiatrist [...]
Stephen Melcher, Sacramento psychiatrist, sentenced
Sacramento Business Journal Sex conviction for leading doctor --Excerpt Dr. Stephen Melcher, a former South Sacramento psychiatrist with Kaiser Permanente and former president of the Sacramento-Sierra Valley Medical Society, has been sentenced to 365 days in jail following conviction for a felony sexual act with a minor. He is currently in custody, said Shelly Orio, a spokeswoman for the Sacramento County District Attorney. Melcher was arrested in December and pleaded no contest April 3 to a lewd and lascivious act upon a child under the age of 14. He was sentenced on Friday. The charge [...]
James Peak, Montana Psychiatrist, sentenced
James Peak THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE MONTANA Press Release James H. Peak Sentenced in U.S. District Court FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, December 07, 2011 The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on December 7, 2011, before Senior U.S. District Judge Jack D. Shanstrom, JAMES H. PEAK, a 49-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. PEAK was sentenced to a term of: Prison: 12 months and 1 day Special Assessment: $100 Supervised Release: life PEAK was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to possession of child pornography. In an Offer of Proof [...]