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	Psychologist Arrested in Voyeurism Case Suspected of Filming Patients By Claudia Rowe and Hector Castro Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Seattle WA] July 11, 2007 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/323307_psych12.html A prominent Seattle psychologist, frequently used as an expert to evaluate child sex abuse cases, has been accused of installing a video camera in the bathroom at his office and secretly recording women using the facilities. The 59-year-old man, a clinical affiliate professor at the University of Washington who also worked for a decade with the Seattle Archdiocese on abuse cases involving priests, was arrested July 3 for investigation of voyeurism and booked into the King County Jail. He was released two days later. No charges have been filed. According to a Seattle police report, a friend visiting the psychologist's home found a VCR tape showing the bathroom of the man's Montlake office, and then gave the tape to a fellow therapist who works with the suspect. The office colleague viewed the tape, confirmed that it was their workplace bathroom and later discovered a camera installed there. The report does not indicate exactly where the camera was hidden. Investigators at the state Department of Health are now pursuing two complaints resulting from the allegations, though the psychologist is not restricted from practicing. Nationally recognized as an expert in pediatric psychology, the therapist long has been known to regulators at the health department for a series of eight complaints reaching back to the early 1990s. Though none has resulted in any disciplinary action, three of the allegations were resolved through a 1995 court proceeding in Thurston County, which has been sealed. "There was no evidence that there were any violations in these cases," said Tammy Kelley, disciplinary program manager for the health department. Kelley declined to elaborate on the nature of the prior complaints but noted that two now under investigation were filed after the therapist's arrest last week. The Seattle P-I is not identifying him because he has not been charged. Attempts to reach the psychologist were unsuccessful Wednesday. A spokesman for the King County Prosecutor's Office said the case remains under investigation. P-I reporter Claudia Rowe can be reached at 206-448-8320 or claudiarowe@seattlepi.com
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