Psychiatrist in Marseille sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping patients

Psychiatrist in Marseille sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping patients A psychiatrist in Marseille has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing four female patients. This decision came after an appeal, increasing his initial 12-year sentence due to reduced culpability. The psychiatrist consistently denied the charges despite consistent testimonies from his victims, who suffered from mental health conditions.

• A psychiatrist in Marseille was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing four female patients.
• The initial sentence was 12 years, with reduced culpability due to bipolar disorder.
• Prosecutors appealed the sentence, arguing the nature and perversity of the acts were incompatible with reduced culpability.
• The psychiatrist, Marc Adida, denied the charges but was convicted of raping three patients and sexually assaulting a fourth.
• Victims described being in a state of shock, rendering them “puppets” in his hands.
• Adida was previously hospitalized for a manic episode where he attempted to strangle his wife.
• He was deemed fit to practice in 2013 and again in 2016 after a rape lawsuit from a patient was withdrawn.
• Adida is now permanently banned from practicing medicine.