Posted on 11/20/2019 12:05:11 AM PST by KingofZion
A psychologist in charge of treating Iowa’s most dangerous sex offenders violated policies by developing an improperly close relationship with a violent predator who became obsessed with her...
Shannon Smith Sanders, who directed the treatment program at the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders in Cherokee, did special favors for the patient — sharing secrets with him, bending the rules for him and lying to protect him, according to a Sept. 16 termination letter obtained under Iowa’s open records law.
Sanders also failed to report that the patient was having personal feelings for her. The letter said Sanders’ actions constituted “boundary violations,” meaning they crossed the line into unethical behavior that potentially exploited the patient.
They also created potential security concerns for the institution, which houses about 120 sexually violent predators who have been ordered by the courts to be locked up for treatment following completion of their prison terms.
The letter did not identify the patient. But attorney Jason Dunn told the AP that it was his client, Jeffrey Goodwin, who has been locked up since committing a 1988 sexual assault in Keokuk. In custody, Goodwin has a record of expressing sexually violent fantasies and threats toward female guards and assaulting other patients and staff.
Dunn alleged that Sanders encouraged Goodwin, 55, to masturbate in front of her and that they watched pornography together at least once. He said Goodwin grabbed her buttocks a couple times and that they developed an “emotional affair” that included sexual discussions. He said his client frequently sent Sanders notes written in code.
*** Their relationship developed this year after Goodwin returned to the program following completion of a prison sentence at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.
He has been in and out of the treatment program for most of its 20-year existence.
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This reads like the script of some “B” Movie, starring Sharon Stone and Richard Gere. Straight to Video. A very unbelievable plot line. Nobody’s that trashy, right?
There are a lot of women who really like Bad Boys.
That’s an unmentioned lure for teens joining gangs. You might not live too long, but you will get laid.
Meanwhile, the society around us continues to become generally, physically uglier.
Also helps confirm my theory that a lot of psychologist mental problems them selves.
That is why the become psychologists to try treat themselves.
Sounds like the beginning of an ID Channel saga.
Woman prison worker falls in love with horrible monster, people die, most likely her husband, she ends up on the other side of the bars.
Happens all the time, no idea why they would be in a men’s prison or in anyway associated with male prisoners, especially of the sexual predator variety.
Harly? Harly Quinn is that you???
I did some contract work in a couple of prisons a few years ago. I was told that the number one reason female employees are fired from prisons is having relationships with inmates.
Many inmates are extremely manipulative and are very good at identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities. They are predators, and that’s what predators do. Any female employee in any capacity needs to understand that and protect herself.
Complacency is also an issue. I heard prison employees chatting with offenders about their personal lives. I never told anyone, including other employees, anything about myself. Where I live, my family, and other details of my persona life were all off-llimits. I’m very good at giving vague non-answers.
“Many inmates are extremely manipulative and are very good at identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities. They are predators, and that’s what predators do. Any female employee in any capacity needs to understand that and protect herself.”
That’s definitely true. Most or all of those inmates are sharks.
But, I can tell your for a fact that it also works the other way around.
Women can also be extremely manipulative, and some of those women are guards and ex-cops.
I know one in particular, my friend’s wife unfortunately, who is just plain evil. I mean Evil and Corrupt, with capital letters on purpose.
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