He repeatedly abused his patient "taking advantage of her role" and "creating a bond of dependence and subjection".
For this reason, a 72-year-old psychiatrist well known in Rome was sentenced in the first instance to 4 and a half years in prison, with a third of the sentence discounted for having chosen the abbreviated procedure.
The professional allegedly raped a 27-year-old with extreme relationships, even whipping her, for months by leveraging the fragility of the girl, who lived a real nightmare.
Each session turned into a session of violence and abuse: after months the girl, who suffers from bipolar disorder, decided to tell her parents everything and report what happened. His words found confirmation in the investigations of the investigators.
The first-instance sentence also provides for a provisional payment of 40 thousand euros for the psychiatrist and "perpetual disqualification from any office pertaining to guardianship, guardianship and support administration, the suspension of the exercise of the medical profession, as well as from public offices for five years."
(Unioneonline/L)