Hollenbeck’s sex charges reinstated
By Danielle Rivard
Sentinel Source.com
Originally published September 6, 2012
The case of a psychologist with a practice in Keene who was accused of having sex with a former patient is headed back to court.
Burton G. Hollenbeck Jr., 58, of Richmond faced 30 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault before a Cheshire County Superior Court judge dismissed the charges.
Prosecutors appealed to the N.H. Supreme Court, which reversed the decision in a ruling released Wednesday.
Hollenbeck was accused of engaging in sexual conduct with the woman less than a year after her therapy with him ended, which violates state law, according to court documents.
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In its 3-1 decision Wednesday, the N.H. Supreme Court said the state has a legitimate interest in protecting people whose ability to consent to sexual contact may be compromised by the inherent nature of the treatment relationship, and in maintaining the integrity of mental health professionals.
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