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Published on: September 22, 2022

Therapist Paid for Psychic Readings with Clients’ Credit Cards

A therapist in New Jersey was charged for fraudulently using her clients’ credit cards to pay for approximately $40,000 in psychic readings from a downloadable app.

According to reports, the woman was a provider and the owner of the Counseling by the Sea therapy center in Ocean City, New Jersey, and she recently went through a breakup with her boyfriend.

She said she used the Sanctuary Ventures downloadable app, which offers daily horoscopes, personalized astrology, and psychic readings, in an attempt “to gain clarity.” After regular use, she reported that she displayed addictive behavior when using the app.

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Published on: July 4, 2022

Massage Therapist Arrested for Inappropriate Touching

by Staycie R. Sena

A massage therapist in Florida has been accused of getting too close to one of his clients by touching her in a sexual manner without her consent.

41-year-old Michael Curtis Rolfsmeyer is a Florida man who is known online as “Michael the Muscle Mechanic.” Rolfsmeyer works as a massage therapist at a hotel in Miami Beach.

On May 7, a woman who was vacationing at the Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel booked a massage session with Rolfsmeyer.

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Published on: May 24, 2016

Getting Therapist Records in a Child Sexual Abuse Allegation

by Staycie R. Sena

It is common for children to be placed in therapy when sexual abuse is either suspected or alleged. In fact, police departments, social workers and child abuse investigators will frequently refer cases to child therapists that they believe will assist with disclosure or treatment of sexual abuse.

It is critical that criminal defense attorneys, representing clients in molestation or sexual abuse cases, get any and all therapy records and examine the records for impeaching or exonerating evidence.

Therapists are mandated reporters under California law. If a therapist has made an official report saying that a child claimed abuse, that information will be discoverable and should simply be listed in a police report. Attorneys should issue a subpoena duces tecum or “SDT” to the therapist for all records regarding the child, including emails, notes, billing statements, photocopies of books and photographs of toys that were used as part of the therapy.

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