Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Abuse of Power by a depressed, suicidal psychologist who lies to have people committed

News from our friends in Florida that a psychologist has been convicted of lying on committal forms so that she could have a pesky neighbor put away for a few days. Psychologist Holli Bodner was feuding with neighbor Jean Pierre Villar for a year, and apparently got fed up enough to actually have him committed to an institution for a three day evaluation against his will. Florida law provides that such committals may be made when someone is a danger to himself or others, but clearly there is ample room for abuse.

A psychologist accused of making false statements has pled no contest to a perjury charge Monday afternoon. The false statments led authorities to wrongfully involuntarily commit a Longboat Key, Florida man that she was having a dispute with.

Sitting inside Circuit Judge Douglas Henderson's [Florida] courtroom, Ana Villar coddled her weeping daughter-in-law, Erika Villar, as they listened to Holli Bodner explain why she impulsively asked authorities to arrest Jean Pierre Villar and have him undergo an involuntary mental evaluation in April 2003.

Prosecutors were seeking 10 days imprisonment, three months of probation and termination of Bodner's medical license. "Taking somebody's freedom away is egregious," assistant state attorney Darlene Ragoonanan told the court.

Henderson sentenced Bodner to 10 weekends of jail time starting at 6 p.m. March 25. She was also sentenced to six months of probation. An appeal bond was set at $10,000.

Bodner was scheduled to stand trial on Monday. Her license to practice psychology is under review by the Board of Medicine, attorneys said.




After the Longboat Key Police Department failed to register Bodner's complaint against Villar, Bodner turned to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, filing a Baker Act against Villar at the courthouse on April 9, 2003.

"I was so in fear for months of the ongoing barrage of this man," Bodner told Henderson. "I just wanted somebody to stop it."

Villar, who had a back injury, was taken into custody for mental evaluation. Family members claimed sheriff's deputies used excessive force while taking him into custody, causing his condition to worsen. Villar died in November.

"I just think 10 days in jail is not enough for what she did," Erika Villar told Henderson, as she cried. "He really couldn't do anything after that."

While issuing his sentence, Henderson noted that judges usually place more weight in issuing a Baker Act that is filed by a physician. Bodner never medically evaluated Villar as a patient.


Is it me or is there something disturbing about a depressed, suicidal psychologist who lies to have people committed and is still working?

21 comments:

Chris Wolcott said...

Absolutely! Unreal. Our legal system is a joke. She ruined this guy's life and his family's life for 6 weekends in jail. Someone who gets a DUI is treated like a killer and this woman walks and keeps her license. WHAT A SHAM!

Unknown said...

And was caught smuggling drugs into a prison some years later....but STILL has her license!!!

Unknown said...

Just seen this o. The ID show story is very sad I hope the villar family will try to sue the county& holly . Shame on her she is a horrible person who took no responsibly for playing a big part In This mans JP's death. What a nasty, evil elites witch

Shelly said...

I just saw this story on ID Discovery: Fear Thy Neighbor.
Bodner got off easy! She should have been charged w/ murder! Plain and simple!!!

Anonymous said...

She should be arrested for assisting in the death of a man who was on his way to a healthy recovery.Her actions along with that judge and sheriff's department acted unprofessional in not researching the actions and comments of Holli bodner.A young girl of 10 must grow up without her father because of a psychotic unstable non professional person.What amazes me.The state of Florida doesn't seem to think they are responsible for the well being of the family,that due to there own official unprofessional personnel.Goes on living without there husband and father.Holli Bodner should be in prison.

Anonymous said...

Wow, this post is iver ten years old and this crazy witch is still practicing, on Facebook smiling and evading any real justice.

Anonymous said...

she should be charged with murder fucking bitch

Anonymous said...

She was arrested in 2012 for illegally writing scripts for OxyContin and lorazepam then delivering them to a jail inmate. This woman needs to be locked up for good whether in jail or a mental institution.

Unknown said...

This sick bitch should be in prison...she caused villars death...what hapoened to the hypocratic oath?

tpetty34 said...

Here you have: 1) an insane psychologist 2) a judge 3) two sheriffs officers who should be terminated from their positions. They should be held responsible for the death of Mr. Villar. The Villar family should be compensated for this nightmare.

Piper said...

Just watched the documentary about this situation. Gobsmacked she never lost her licence. She should have gotten a few years jail time at least just for that.
2012 saw her supplying drugs to prisoners and once again in trouble ...

Anonymous said...

That bi*** should be flogged in the town square ..... Her and people like her are the reason truly mentally ill people are afraid to seek treatment.
Can anyone say NUURSE RATCHEd.

Anonymous said...

Did the Villars ever sue the Sheriff's Dept. and Holli? I hope they did and take Holli and the Sheriff's dept for everything. What about the Judge who was unprofessional and unethical also? He should be held responsible to a point.

Ron Campbell said...

About as disturbing as it gets.

Anonymous said...

Did the Villars ever sue the Sheriff's Dept. and Holli? I hope they did and take Holli and the Sheriff's dept for everything. What about the Judge who was unprofessional and unethical also? He should be held responsible to a point.

Sondra said...

I'm watching this episode of "fear thy neighbor" and not only did she use her license to ruin this man's life, ultimately costing him his life, she was upset at him FOR LITERALLY NOTHING. She searched online for information about him, and didn't even have the right name! The guy she found had a criminal record, Mr.Villar did NOT. Everything that happened, was AFTER her "background check"...this is such a sad story!!!

Anonymous said...

How she gets only a slap on the wrist for essentially killing a man is horrendous. And, the one sheriff who manhandled Mr. Villar (and has a history of abuse) is almost as equally disturbing.

RealBlouBloodNYC said...

You're right. The family is supposed to sue the police depth, also that psych psycho neighbor.

Unknown said...

I just watched this story on the ID channel and I am so disgusted with this crazy psycho and so disappointed in our justice system. It's outrageous and maddening that she still has her license 😕

Unknown said...

There is a notice about Holli binder practicing psychology in Kauneonga Lake, NY. Laura Collar's Go Fund Me page.

Penelope Snodgrass said...

Just watched this on ' fear thy neighbour' in the uk first September 2916 . Surely Holi Bodner cannot still be practising this is all wrong . Ten weekends in jail ? What sort of sentence is that ? This psychopath has to be evaluated and the same done to her as was find to poor Jean Pierre Villar