Curtis Steele, former psychiatrist, never to practice again
Posted Jul 16, 2014 04:21:52 PM.
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A psychiatrist accused of taking naked pictures of a patient who was 14 at the time, has agreed to give up his licence and never apply to practice again.
Curtis Steele had been suspended since a complaint was made against him last year.
Wednesday morning the Nova Scotia College of Physicians and Surgeons released its decision, in which Steele admitted to inappropriate behaviour and professional misconduct.
The College’s Dr. Gus Grant says it’s the College’s responsibility to protect the public, and the privacy of the person who complained.
“Patient X’s identity is to be cloaked,” said Grant, “and that’s for many reasons — not the least of which is the nature of the allegations, together with the fact that Patient X was a minor.”
Steele is currently facing two lawsuits by former patients, one of them is by the person who lodged the initial complaint.
