A woman who accused her therapist of sexual assault felt shocked and betrayed when she dug deeper and found he not only once killed a girl while driving drunk, but also was allowed to forge a new life and career under a different name.
There’s another question with no simple answer: Who is Peter Stone?
But over time, he dedicated himself to helping people in addiction recovery, earning a master’s degree in counseling psychology from behind bars, and leading treatment programs for other inmates. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 61-year-old woman said she developed romantic feelings for Stone about six months after he began treating her for anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse in June 2013. Though he immediately told her a relationship would be unethical, he eventually initiated sexual contact in February 2016, she said.
“The deeper question is, to what extent do we want to tar somebody for the rest of their life?” said Scherr. “Should every therapist be forced to reveal to any incoming patient that they’ve been convicted of a crime? Of certain crimes?” After their first sexual encounter, she said, she got up to leave and found the door to his office locked when it never had been before.
Prior convictions, Scherr said, generally can’t be used to prove a defendant’s guilt, though they sometimes can be used to impeach a defendant’s credibility if he testifies. And although it makes him appear sneaky or crafty, Stone had a legitimate reason for changing his name, Scherr said.
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