The UCLA Psychiatric Sex Scandal - An Overview

Since we have had a lot of folks stopping by here for information, here is a list of our blog entries about the UCLA Sex Scandal Trial of February 2007

• Who really needs the therapy in this cuckoo's nest? Psychiatrists gone amuck in UCLA Sex Scandal
• The trial of the sensory - the sexual harassment case that exposed the private lives of UCLA psychiatrists goes to the jury for its analysis.
• More on the Psychiatric Sex Scandal at the UCLA Medical Center
  
• Jury Rules in UCLA Sex Scandal Case - Nobody wins
• More Tongue Wagging on the UCLA Psychiatrist Sex Scandal Verdict
  

The names of the two main characters in this tawdry saga are Dr. David Martorano, Psychiatrist; and Dr. Heather Krell, Psychiatrist. (Krell is best known for being Winona Ryder's shrink after the shoplifting case)

The best pretrial summary is this from that first link:

According to reports of a steamy sexual harassment case in trial in Los Angeles, a male psychiatrist claims he slept his way out of the chief residency when he ended his relationship with his female supervisor. He also claims the woman damaged his reputation by denying they'd had a sexual relationship, thus branding him a liar.

She, in turn, countersued him for libel and slander, claiming the supposed affair with her was just a fabrication aimed at luring a second psychiatrist into a relationship, and there's a third psychiatrist who is reportedly going to testify under a code name that she had a sexual relationship with the busy resident Casanova.

It gets better.

The woman, who was the supervisor in the first case and claims she didn't sleep with the would-be chief resident, is suing UCLA in a separate action claiming harassment by a different male psychiatrist who, she says, engaged in sexually degrading and demeaning behavior toward her, and she claims she was retaliated against when she complained about it. This is all coming on the heels of another case UCLA just settled for $2.9 million — sexual harassment and discrimination brought by yet another psychiatrist. These are, need I add, the people who are supposed to fix the rest of us.

And the end result after two week of titilating testimony? It wound up like a typical People's Court dispute where neither side had enough evidence to prove their case, and so both side lost on their claims. He couldn't prove harrasement, and She couldn't prove slander.

Best guess as to an outcome? Someone should make a hollywood movie out of this. It could be a great gritty drama, showing the underbelly of the beast.