Psychiatrist's Professional License Permanently Revoked for Sexual Misconduct

Schechter v. Ohio State Med. Bd., No. 04AP-1115, 2005 WL 1869733 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 9, 2005)

Licensing boards and reviewing courts have become less tolerant of sexual conduct by a mental health professional during therapy, with a number of jurisdictions  adopting a per se rule that sex with a client violates professional rules of conduct.  However, less attention has been given to the sanctions to be attached to such misconduct, particularly when the misconduct can be construed as a single instance rather than a pattern of misconduct...

Found in DMHL Volume 25 Issue 1