wolfvgang22
07-26-2004, 02:20 PM
STRONG MEDICINE: Randall J. Smith, 50, an osteopath in Oregon City, Ore.,
admits he told a 47-year-old patient that he could heal her pelvic pain
with special massages, which progressed from there. "He told her that
his medical treatment involved having sex with him," said Oregon senior
assistant attorney general Rodney Hopkinson. "We had a good case that
the sex occurred many times" over a period of over a year. Since the
"treatments" were consensual, prosecutors could not charge Smith with a
sex crime; instead, they charged him with billing fraud, since he
charged the Oregon Health Plan for the sex sessions. Per his plea
agreement, Smith must serve 60 days in jail and 18 months of probation,
pay $1100 in fines, and perform 200 hours of community service. He also
lost his medical license. (Portland Oregonian) ...Sadly, he was the
only doctor left in town willing to make housecalls.
Yikes!
admits he told a 47-year-old patient that he could heal her pelvic pain
with special massages, which progressed from there. "He told her that
his medical treatment involved having sex with him," said Oregon senior
assistant attorney general Rodney Hopkinson. "We had a good case that
the sex occurred many times" over a period of over a year. Since the
"treatments" were consensual, prosecutors could not charge Smith with a
sex crime; instead, they charged him with billing fraud, since he
charged the Oregon Health Plan for the sex sessions. Per his plea
agreement, Smith must serve 60 days in jail and 18 months of probation,
pay $1100 in fines, and perform 200 hours of community service. He also
lost his medical license. (Portland Oregonian) ...Sadly, he was the
only doctor left in town willing to make housecalls.
Yikes!