West Richland, Washington chiropractor sentenced to prison for inappropriate relationship
A judge sentenced a West Richland chiropractor, Jeffrey A Sullivan age 46, to two months in prison for an "inappropriate relationship" with a 12-year-old girl reports Seattle's KOMONews.com. Sullivan plead guilty in May in Benton County Superior Court to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.
Sullivan met the girl at motocross events and also treated her for an injury according to court documents. The court felt Sullivan was "grooming" the girl to have a sexual relationship with him after taking her in a hot tub and kissing her.
In accordance with the sentencing, Sullivan will register as a sex offender and will undergo treatment.
In medical malpractice cases, the term "malpractice" refers to a professional who fails to meet the standard of his/her profession thus resulting to injury in the patient. If a case like this were to be tried in civil court, the plaintiff would need to show evidence of injury to fit the criteria of medical malpractice.
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