Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR Florida) Blog » psychologist billed insurer for sex http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog Investigating and Exposing Psychiatric Abuse - Creating a Safer and More Sane Environment 1-800-782-2878 info@cchrflorida.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Video – CCHR Florida in the news http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/video-cchr-florida-in-the-news/ http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/video-cchr-florida-in-the-news/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:24:32 +0000 CCHR Florida http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/?p=723 Continue reading →]]> VIDEO: http://www.wtsp.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=66657777001

Ken Kramer

Ken Kramer

 

 

 

 

 

Ken Kramer is a researcher for the Citizens Commission on  

Human Rights, a group that investigates psychiatric abuse.  

 

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WTSP

Racy texts from Tampa doctor to his patient

By Melanie Brooks

February 15, 2010

 

Tampa, Florida – New details are emerging about the case of a Tampa psychologist accused of having sex with his patient.

 

Dr. Daniel R. Lerom is listed in documents as having a long-standing sexual relationship with his Lakeland patient, listed only as “HK” in a lawsuit filed with Hillsborough County Circuit Court.

 

Each time they two had sex, documents say, the doctor would bill her Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance for their “sessions.”

 

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Text messages show that the 49-year-old doctor told his patient, “My body felt great all over after last night. ”

 

“I wish you were here in the shower with me to warm me up.” 

 

“If I were there, I would rub you and kiss you all over.” 

 

The doctor even referred to himself as her “Red Hot Lover,” or RHL for short.

 

A lawsuit filed by the patient and documentation from the Florida Surgeon General’s Office show that the two had oral sex and intercourse in hotel rooms, his office on West Kennedy and the patient’s home in Lakeland.

 

The patient also gave her doctor a key, sources say.

 

Ken Kramer is a researcher for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, a group that investigates psychiatric abuse.  

 

Kramer was very upset to learn about the details in this case. “It’s a felony. It’s against the Hippocratic Oath.  It’s something you just don’t do.”

 

He wants to know why this case hasn’t gone to the authorities.

 

10 Connects checked documentation with the State Attorney’s Office in both Hillsborough and Polk counties, and even though this incident would be considered a felony, no charges have been filed.

 

Kramer himself sent an email to the state asking why.

 

The Department of Health confirmed that they have not filed the case with the State Attorney or law enforcement.

 

Kramer says, “This is not OK to do. It’s psychiatric rape. It’s not OK. It’s against the law. You cannot do this.”

 

Dr. Lerom is now being sued by his former lover.

 

Documents show that he began counseling the woman back in 1995.  In February of 2009, she broke off her engagement and began having a relationship with the doctor, sources say. 

 

When the doctor’s wife found out, he ended the alleged affair.

 

The woman was institutionalized shortly thereafter.  She had reportedly suffered a mental collapse. 

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http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/08/24479.htm

 

Courthouse News Service

Therapist Billed Insurer for Sex, Patient Says

By Robert Kahn 
February 08, 2010

 

A woman claims her psychologist had sex with her in his office while treating her for depression, “on a weekly, and at times, a daily frequency,” and had the brass to bill her insurance company for the “treatments.” And she says he “committed further acts of professional malpractice by voluntarily ingesting plaintiff’s psychotropic medications during their sexual encounters to ‘enhance’ his sexual gratification with plaintiff.” 

 

HF, an adult, sued Plaza Therapy Associates and Daniel R. Lerom in Hillsborough County Court, Tampa, Fla.

 

She claims Lerom, “a licensed professional,” treated her for depression and associated maladies from 1995 until May 2009, and “committed negligent, professional and sexual misconduct” against her “numerous times.”

     

“Plaza Therapy Associates and Lerom further committed professional negligence by billing plaintiffs’ insurance numerous times for ‘treatments’ immediately after Lerom’s sexual encounters with plaintiff and was paid for said treatment by plaintiff’s insurance,” HF says.

    

She says that in May 2009, “an officer of Plaza Therapy Associates who knew of Lerom’s misconduct demanded Lerom cease conducting such professional and misconduct acts against plaintiff. Shortly thereafter, Lerom ceased all communication and contract with plaintiff, who continued to suffered from ‘depression,’” and a host of other problems, including feelings of hopelessness, feelings of rejection by men, emotional dependencies, and pain, the complaint states.

    

“Upon being rejected by Lerom, both personally and professionally, plaintiff suffered a complete mental collapse, and, as a result, was institutionalized,” according to the complaint.

 

She demands punitive damages for professional negligence-malpractice, breach of contract, vicarious liability, and infliction of emotional distress. She is represented by Deborah Carroll of Lakeland.

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