Ever see a psychiatrist get his license revoked?

Today, the Florida Board of Medicine voted unanimously to revoke Emanuel John Falcone’s medical license.

He had sex with a patient.

 

See video here:

#1   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS99TPmwWYI

#2   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYU4R4hF_nI

 

Psychiatrist Emanuel Falcone

 

More stories and TV footage will be coming forth but the below links show what has been reported today.  

 

A few excerpts:

 

http://tinyurl.com/psych-sex

Florida Times Union

Florida State Prison psychiatrist's license stripped over past patient-sex relationship

In today’s hearing, Falcone’s effort to get his revocation reduced to probation and a fine, among other penalties, was rebuffed by the panel. He declined to be interviewed as he left the hearing and walked away with his head down and hands in his pockets.

 

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http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/florida_department_of_corrections_admits_poor_judgement_in_hiring/mbb7720192/WMBB.com

WMBB.com

Florida Department of Corrections Admits Poor Judgement in Hiring
12/04/09

The Florida Department of Corrections admits its medical staff used poor judgment when they hired a psychiatrist at Florida State Prison, even though they knew his medical license had been revoked in New York for having sex with a mentally ill patient he was treating.

 

 

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1365730.html

Medical license revoked for prison psychiatrist

The Associated Press

12.04.09

RAIFORD, Fla. -- A senior psychiatrist at Florida State Prison at Raiford will have his medical license revoked.

The Florida Board of Medicine voted unanimously Friday to revoke the license of Emanuel Falcone.

 

 

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http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/index.cfm/go/public.articleView/article/15274

Florida Health News

Psychiatrist's license revoked

By Carol Gentry

12/4/2009

Falcone, 52, resigned when top officials at the Department of Corrections found out from a reporter for the Florida Times Union that his New York license was revoked last year. Authorities there had charged him with taking sexual advantage of a patient who had multiple personality disorder, an adult woman who had numerous childlike "alters."

 

Weekley said it was unfortunate that corrections officials reacted to "a high-profile media circus." Indeed, television cameras recorded the proceedings, an unusual event for an administrative board.