A therapist intern at a Florida addiction treatment center is accused of having sex with a patient during therapy sessions, according to reports. The New York Post and other accounts say the alleged conduct occurred in the context of treatment.
The Daily Mail adds additional details, alleging that after the relationship started, the intern allegedly took the patient outside scheduled care, including snaking him out for encounters at a parent’s home. Police reports cited in the coverage indicate that the patient later reported the relationship after ending it. The accounts describe the matter as an illegal relationship tied to the intern’s role at the nonprofit facility.
Both outlets frame the allegations as involving a power imbalance between a trainee in a treatment role and a person receiving services. The reports focus on the patient’s account to authorities and the alleged timing during therapy sessions, while differing on the extent of additional alleged circumstances.
