Based on data from these three reports from the state of Michigan
A child psychiatrist is facing criminal sexual conduct charges with someone who is not one of his patients.
Dr. Carlos Marcano, 58, of Byron Center was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct. Kent County sheriff's detectives this week arrested him on one charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two charges of second-degree sexual assault.
He is a child psychiatrist for Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, as well as Community Mental Health for Central Michigan. The alleged crime did not involve a patient, or happen on Pine Rest property, police said.
He was arraigned in Grand Rapids Township District Court, and held in the Kent County Jail on $50,000 bond.
In a statement released to the media, officials from Pine Rest said, "We have been informed by the sheriff's department that this matter did not involve any Pine Rest patients and did not arise from the performance of any duties at Pine Rest. Dr. Marcano has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation."
UPDATE: The criminal sexual conduct charges were for acts committed with an adolescent. He is charged with 1st and 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct against a child 12 to 15 years old. Community Mental Health of Central Michigan says it has suspended Marcano's contract indefinitely.
1 comment:
I'm really glad that they were able to catch this guy before anything else happened. I think that it's just dumb how these are the people that give bad names to child psychiatrists, when the vast majority of them are actually good people. Are there any other updates to this story?
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