Is a mental health professional's sexual involvement with a client a breach of duty and malpractice?
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The following excerpt is from Simmons v. U.S., 805 F.2d 1363 (9th Cir. 1986):
There is no question that a mental health professional's sexual involvement with a client is a breach of duty and malpractice under Washington law. Omer v. Edgren,
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