Psych Observer – Exposing Bad Psychiatry

Associated Press

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.

Jurors have begun deliberating in the case of a prominent San Mateo County child psychiatrist charged with molesting some of his young patients.

Dr. William Ayres is charged with nine counts of child molestation. Authorities allege that he molested several boys between 1988 and 1996.

He has pleaded not guilty in the case.

Jurors began deliberations Tuesday after a 23-day trial.

Ayres took the stand on his own behalf during the trial and insisted that physical exams he conducted on some of his patients were necessary because he had concerns about their physical health.

If convicted, the 77-year-old Ayres could spend the rest of his life in prison.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dr. Sam Castellani learned his license will remain suspended. Castellani was arrested and charged with rape last month.

A female patient claimed she performed sexual acts, in exchange for medication. In the end, the State won-out.

As the criminal part of the case moves forward Castellani does have the right to a public hearing, complete with witnesses.

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By Jennifer K. Woldt of The Northwestern

While a former psychiatrist who had inappropriate sexual contact with a female patient he was treating avoided a prison sentence, a judge said he has already faced substantial consequences for his actions after losing his medical license and his career.

Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Key withheld sentence and placed Charles D. Morgan, 63, of Neenah, on probation for six years Thursday for a conviction on two counts of sexual exploitation by a therapist. As a condition of his probation, Key ordered Morgan to serve nine months in the county jail and perform 200 hours of community service. An additional three months of jail time was imposed and stayed.

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By Bill Sizemore |The Virginian-Pilot

Another Hampton Roads physician has had his medical license suspended for alleged inappropriate prescription of powerful narcotics to patients with chronic pain.

The Virginia Beach psychiatrist, Dr. Mohammed Soori, also is accused of improper sexual activity with patients. Soori faces a hearing in June before the Virginia Board of Medicine, which suspended his license Jan. 29, citing “a substantial danger to the public health or safety.”

It is the second recent license suspension involving a Virginia Beach doctor. Last month, Dr. Stephen Plotnick, a rheumatologist, surrendered his license for two years after the medical board accused him of contributing to a series of patient deaths by improperly prescribing potent painkillers.

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By Jeff O’Brien

Wed, Feb 4, 2009 (5:25 p.m.)
A former nursing assistant at Centennial Hills Hospital faces additional charges of sexual assault and lewdness involving patients after a sixth woman came forward with allegations of misconduct.

Steven Farmer, 56, was in Clark County District Court Wednesday for a procedural hearing. His trial, which was set for Monday, was rescheduled for June 22. That trial

is for sexual assault charges involving five women, all alleged victims he encountered

while working at either Centennial Hills or at a previous job at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital.

A separate trial was set for May 26 on charges involving the sixth alleged victim, who came forward with her allegations in November. He faces one count of sexual assault, five counts of lewdness and two counts of indecent exposure over an incident involving the 51-year-old patient at Centennial Hills Hospital. The woman said Farmer sexually assaulted her and repeatedly lifted up her hospital gown sometime in May 2008.

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By Jennifer K. Woldt |of The Northwestern

Prosecutors say they will recommend a former psychiatrist serve time in prison for having inappropriate sexual contact with a patient he was treating.

Charles D. Morgan, 62, of Neenah pleaded no contest two counts of sexual exploitation by a therapist during a plea hearing before Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Key Thursday. In exchange for his plea, two counts of third-degree sexual assault will be dismissed.

Morgan, who was practicing with Affinity Behavioral Health at the time of the contact, faces 25 years in prison and $25,000 in fines when he is sentenced Feb. 27. Key ordered a pre-sentence investigation be completed before sentencing.
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A state official says authorities are investigating allegations of two recent rapes at a psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas.

Police say they are looking at alleged sex assaults on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 at the Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital. Authorities aren’t saying whether the assaults were reported to hospital officials, whether there were witnesses, or whether they were stopped by employees.

A former Fremantle psychologist who used bondage and discipline role-playing to treat a 22-year-old bulimic woman has been ordered to see a psychiatrist after arguing he should not face disciplinary proceedings because he had post traumatic stress disorder since being cleared of sexually assaulting the client.

Bruce Alistair Beaton was acquitted last year of unlawful and indecent assault, and aggravated sexual penetration of the young woman, who also claimed the psychologist whipped her with a homemade cat-o’-nine-tails while treating her between January and March 2005.

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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Lawrenceville psychiatrist was indicted Friday on charges he sexually assaulted more than a dozen of his female patients.

Dr. Mohammad Uzair Qureshi, 45, was indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted 14 patients who came to him for psychiatric care.

Known as “Dr. Q” to his patients, Qureshi worked at the Gwinnett-Rockdale-Newton Community Service Board. The investigation began in late September after a female patient went to police and said that Qureshi told her to pull up her shirt and fondled her during a consultation. After his arrest more women came forward with the same complaint.

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By Jennifer K. Woldt
of The Northwestern

An Affinity Behavioral Health psychiatrist accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a patient could spend time in prison if convicted of felony charges.

Charles D. Morgan, 62, of Neenah, was charged in Winnebago County Circuit Court Monday with sexual exploitation by a therapist, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of 12 years, six months in prison and $25,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint, Morgan sexually assaulted a 27-year-old woman, whom he had been treating for bi-polar disorder for the past two years. The woman told Morgan she wanted a different psychiatrist after he kissed her on two occasions while she was in the hospital receiving treatment.

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