Exposing Physiotherapist Case Study 2022

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Assessment Task 1 – Being Professional

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http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/qld/QCAT//2019/161.html
Case Summary
The case presents a registered physiotherapist who was found guilty for recording
female patients during physiotherapy sessions including children while undressing in the
treatment room. The respondent was caught with ‘upskirt' videos which he recorded other
women at the shopping center. The respondent was convicted for criminal offenses and his
conduct making him lose his registration as a physiotherapist. The respondent was convicted
due to two major offenses which included making child exploitation materials and recording
in breach of privacy. The respondent used to put a hidden camera in the dressing room in
order to record female patients including children while they were undressing for personal
sexual grafitication. The physiotherapist misconduct was discovered by an 18 years old
female on 3rd November 2015. The patient discovered that the phone was put in a very
suspicious position while she was undressing in the treatment room. She took the phone
and realized that she was recorded for the past 10 to 15 minutes. The patient left without
raising questions and reported the case to the police. After the incidence, the repondent
deleted the videos in order to destroy the evidence.
Later, the police seized his house and found ‘up skit ‘ videos in the respondent computer
which were recorded in February 2011. The responded admitted to having committed the
crimes apologized and requested psychological interventions. On 8th August 2017, the
respondent was sentenced for two years six months and concurrent imprisonment of six
months for an operational period of three years. Due to professional misconduct, the
respondent was disqualified for applying for registration for three years and six months and
permanently prohibited from providing specialized care to any female or male under 18
years either in a clinical or non-clinical capacity.