Monday, September 01, 2003

Psychiatrist led teen to falsely believe she had be molested by her father as a child.

John Eastgate, a British child psychiatrist has been accused of serious professional misconduct for leading a teenager into believing she had been sexually abused as a child. He was also alleged to have contacted police and social services about the abuse without properly investigating whether the charges could possibly be true. His actions acted as a "seed" to a number of further allegations against three other men, including the girl's father, which "pulled the family asunder for years".

If found guilty by the General Medical Council's professional conduct committee Mr Eastgate could be struck off or suspended from the medical register.

I should hope so, at least that.

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