TRIGGER WARNING!


This was posted at the end of a long list of posts about child psychiatrist Dr. William Ayres.

THIS IS ABOUT ANOTHER ONE!!!!
We need to get the police to prosecute instead of just forwarding the case to the licencing board! And now that the Board did their investigation there is enough to prosecute...so what are they waiting for.


www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bal-md.hs.doctor11nov11,0,7400198.story

baltimoresun.com

Towson doctor suspended on misconduct charges

Case involves 5 boys he was treating

By Meredith Cohn and James Drew

Baltimore Sun reporters

November 11, 2009


The state board that oversees Maryland doctors has suspended the license of Miguel Frontera, a Towson psychiatrist, for alleged improper conduct with five boys he was treating for behavioral issues between 2000 and 2009.

The doctor has not been charged criminally, but for now he cannot see patients. He faces a hearing Nov. 18 and can appeal the suspension.

Allegations from each of the boys, ages 10 to 12 at the time they were patients, were similar and all involved improper conduct during physical exams in his office that the doctor himself called "not, you know, necessary" and "very out of the mainstream of psychiatry," according to the suspension order issued by the Maryland Board of Physicians.

The public order says the investigation began after Baltimore County police turned over two reports in April. One report was filed in 2006 by a county high school crisis interventionist who said a boy she counseled told her he was repeatedly "molested" during treatment visits when he was 11 or 12. Earlier this year, the parents of another boy reported to police possible sexual abuse that they said occurred in 2003 when their son was 10.

The board launched an investigation into these cases, along with a separate case with similar facts that the board had closed against the doctor in 2006. Investigators also spoke to two other randomly selected boys that the doctor had physically examined during office visits. The boys were primarily being evaluated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the order says.

According to the order, the board investigation found that in four of the five cases, the doctor asked his patients to disrobe in front of him and put on a hospital gown. The order says the boys interviewed by police said Frontera then "performed physical examinations on them on a couch in the office," touching their genital areas.

Through an assistant in his office, Frontera referred questions to his attorney, who did not return phone calls.

Bill Toohey, a police spokesman, said police could confirm receiving only one complaint regarding a boy who believed he was inappropriately examined. He said police investigated in March and April, but in consultation with the county state's attorney's office determined that the allegation did not rise to the level of criminal activity. It was forwarded to the physicians board.

Jason League, chief of the child abuse-sex offense division of the Baltimore County state's attorney's office, said he didn't know why criminal charges weren't filed based on the March 2009 police report.

Referring to sexual abuse or molestation allegations, League said that "there are a whole lot of variables that go into these determinations" and prosecutors have to prove "intent of obtaining some kind of sexual gratification" by the perpetrator.

The physicians board is a panel of 21 people, including doctors, a physician's assistant and consumer representatives. It oversees the licenses of all doctors in the state.

It referred the cases to a psychiatrist, who determined Frontera had "engaged in unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine, immoral conduct in the practice of medicine, sexual improprieties and sexual misconduct with patients." The reviewer also found that Frontera had "failed to meet appropriate standards for the delivery of quality medical care."

According to the order, the board also referred the cases to the Maryland Psychiatric Society, which evaluated the five cases and another five cases and found Frontera "failed to meet appropriate standards for the delivery of quality medical care and failed to keep adequate medical records."

John T. Papavasiliou, deputy director of the board of physicians, said Frontera will have an opportunity to provide the board with more information at the Nov. 18 hearing. The board could reinstate his license, continue the suspension or permanently revoke the license.

Frontera has had a medical license in Maryland since 1988. A Web site that bears his name, which has a 2009 date, says he practiced general and child and adolescent psychiatry, specializing in neuropsychiatry.

A spokeswoman for Sinai Hospital, Jill Bloom, says Frontera became an employee of the hospital when Sinai bought a large practice where he worked on Aug. 1. Bloom said the doctor did not disclose the investigation; the physicians board's order noted that an application for clinical privileges asked whether Frontera had been under investigation for sexual misconduct or child abuse, and the doctor had answered no.

"He remains an employee, but he can't practice," Bloom said.

Thanks pluckmemory and Catfish86, I relate with these survivors very much!
Just me

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Doing a little follow up, this is unbelieveable this guy is not in jail without bond right now. The report including details without names (WARNING: VERY TRIGGERING)

https://www.mbp.state.md.us/bpqapp/Orders/D3755911.069.PDF


Article at: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bal-md.hs.doctor11nov11,0,5694699,comment-display-all.story

Basically, he subjected the boys to unchaperoned naked examinations that involved fondling and voyeurism. When you read the report, it makes you want to string him up. Notice on some of the boards that there are parents defending him as the kindest, nicest man who is working wonders with their children.
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I contacted Jason League's office(he's quoted in the article) in the Sex crimes unit of the Baltimore State's Attorney's office about Frontera yesterday. He was on vacation this week but I will follow up when he gets back next week.

Phone number at State Attorney's office: 410-887-6600

It is so infuriating that people are blinded when a DOCTOR abuses....if this was any other person who worked with kids....ie: a school teacher, a coach, a baby sitter.....everyone would be on board with a prosecution...

BUT since it's a DOCTOR....somehow people think he's allowed to get kids naked and check them out !!!!!

I am soooo angry! He was supposed to be helping with a BEHAVIOR problem Therapy or medicine HELLO!!!!!!!!!! am i the only sane one left on the planet!!!!!

Sorry for the rant...but I fell a little better!
Thanks all,
JM

Our society is so, so blind. People have already forgotten about the story of the "king of pops". Netflix doesn't even have a search criterion for movies on child abuse. (For a Lost Soldier and many other movies aren't even pulled up by a search for "child abuse"). The list for other examples of blindness to the tragedy of child sexual abuse could go on and on.

Allen

pufferfish

I don't trust police or their judgment. There is another case from the 1990s in Washington state where almost 100 were accused based on one officer who interviewed his foster daughters. Of course, they alleged that over 40 adult males had raped them in orgies from 5-10 years old. One of the girls recanted, but after reviewing the trial tran>

I emailed Jason League, head of the Sex Crimes Unit at the Baltimore State's Attorney's office to urge them to open up a criminal investigation. Others who feel strongly about this should as well.

Jason League's email: jleague@baltimorecountymd.gov

The William Ayres blog compares and contrasts the Ayres and Frontera child molesation cases:
http://williamayreswatch.blogspot.com/2010/01/maryland-psychiatrist-busted-for-child.html

I just spoke with Jason League, chief of the child abuse sex offense division of the Baltimore County State's Attorney's office and he said that new information about Frontera came to light after the news articles appeared. It appears that new victims have gone to the Maryland Board of Physicians adn he is in the process of reviewing the information.

League wouldn't say whether Frontera had ever "examined" his girl patients, but did say this information could play a part in his decision.

He said that the Maryland Court of Appeals recently ruled on a case involving a convicted sex offender who grabbed the behind of a seven year old girl in a store. He was convicted but the case was overturned because the Court of Appeals said they could not prove that what the guy did was sexual intent.

League said people still hold doctors in high regard and he said he was concerned that it would be harder for him to prove sexual intent in the Frontera case than in the case of the sex offender who grabbed the behind of the seven year old girl. Go figure.

Sure sounds like a slam dunk to me. I think prosecutors are intimidated by prosecuting doctors.

League did say that he had been studying the Dr. William Ayres case.

Dr. Frontera has a picture of himself with two little boys sitting on his lap over at Facebook:

(Link removed)

If you want to see the photo, it is posted over at www.williamayreswatch.blogspot.com

Progress! Dr. Miguel Frontera's medical license has been permanently revoked. And now the police have reopened their investigation after new information came to light:
http://www.marylandaccidentlawblog.com/2010/05/maryland_medical_malpractice_p.html

Unlike Dr. William Ayres - who will probably go to his death bed insisting that there was a medical reason for groping the genitalia of boys - Dr. Frontera actually admitted to the police that "there was no medical reason " for him to be touching boys.

Its amazing that until they hear a public outrage the police don't give a damn about boys being abused. I read a text I have from my schooling in the late 80s. The sexual abuse section prattles on about how sexual abuse is when a male abuses a little girl. Nothing said that sex with a boy is abuse or that the perp could be a woman. It is amazing.

In my own case, a sheriff finds a mother in a bus station with two scared little boys, fleeing our uncle's farm. His action: go hide in the McDonalds until the bus comes. No questions about whether he hurt us. Truth: Our butts were literally bleeding as we spoke. Pardon me for saying this, but I HATE LAZY AND STUPID POLICE.

I hear you about the police. I used to think they were all gung-ho to get the bad guy. There are some very caring cops out there, but I've also met some very lazy ones as well.

Ouch, that hurts catfish.

I am sorry that the police didn't do their jobs of helping deliver justice and protect such a little, innocent pair of boys.

It's amazing how much trust is wasted in this world.....

They fail quite often, too often.
In my case right now I just found out that I was lied to by the police. When they take a report of a crime they are supposed to investigate it then go to the prosecutor, yet when I reported they told me they had to go to the prosecutor first and he "ordered" them not to investigate!

Cops are generally good but there is that element of dummies and jocks who managed not to get arrested as young men that find out cop is all they have as a career option because not having been arrested is the best thing on their resume. It is generally these guys who fuck up. otherwise I have found it is a calling or a passion for criminal justice that sends the good ones into police work.

Catfish,

I'm so sorry for what you had to go through. That was without excuse. I'm sorry you weren't protected.

I have had the same emotions about why I wasn't protected by "the law". Or why they didn't seem interested in investigating.

Around where I live now, there seem to be about 2 new news stories about child abuse every day! Yet the reports say that crime is down. Maybe that means that crime has stooped down to take advantage of children. The news reports the ones that come across the "police blotter". The others seem to get swept under the rug.

Allen

pufferfish

Although Baltimore child psychiatrist Miguel Frontera lost his medical license for molesting young boys in July 2010, he has now become medical director of a place that deals with autistic children and is still calling himself a doctor. How can this be?

http://miguelfronteramd.net/

Maryland Board of Physicians Practitioner Profile System
This data was extracted on 03/29/2011
Frontera, Miguel Antonio
License and Education
License No.: D37559
Accepts Medicaid: No
Graduated: 1987
License Status: Revoked
Date License Issued: 10/20/1988
License Expiration: 09/30/2010
Primary Practice Setting
CLINICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A.
515 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE
SUITE 402
BALTIMORE
MD 21286
Public Address
515 Fairmount Avenue
Suite #402

Towson
MD 21286
Graduated from: UNIV OF PA SCH OF MED

Known Disciplinary Actions by any state medical board (within the past 10 years)
Date of Actions: 11/06/2009 State: MD
Summary: SUMMARY SUSPENSION. THE BOARD CONCLUDED THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE IMPERATIVELY REQUIRED EMERGENCY ACTION BASED ON ITS INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS THAT THE PHYSICIAN VIOLATED THE STANDARDS OF QUALITY CARE AND FAILED TO KEEP ADEQUATE MEDICAL RECORDS, ENGAGED IN SEXUAL IMPROPRIETIES AND MISCONDUCT WITH 5 PATIENTS, AND MADE A MISREPRESENTATION ON A CLINICAL PRIVILEGE APPLICATION IN HIS PRACTICE OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY.
Date of Actions: 03/26/2010 State: MD
Summary: Permanent Revocation. The Board concluded that the physician was guilty of immoral and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine; failed to meet the standards of quality care; failed to keep adequate medical records; and violated the Board`s sexual misconduct regulations in regard to 12 minor patients. The physician made misrepresentations on privilege application which constituted immoral and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine; making or filing a false report or record in the practice of medicine; and making a false representation in an application related to the practice of medicine.

It looks like his new "job" is all a front. He created and owns the domain of the place he is the "Medical director" of. Interesting, he still used the title M.D. to register this domain, EVEN AFTER HIS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED.

Domain ID:D160216745-LROR
Domain Name:CAMELOT4ASDS.ORG
Created On:22-Sep-2010 21:58:54 UTC
Last Updated On:22-Nov-2010 03:50:46 UTC
Expiration Date:22-Sep-2020 21:58:54 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:GoDaddy.com, Inc. (R91-LROR)
Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:CR63121388
Registrant Name:MIGUEL FRONTERA, M.D.
Registrant Street1:6317 CANTER WAY
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:BALTIMORE
Registrant State/Province:Maryland
Registrant Postal Code:21212
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.4108782896
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:
Admin ID:CR63121390
Admin Name:MIGUEL FRONTERA, M.D.
Admin Street1:6317 CANTER WAY
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:BALTIMORE
Admin State/Province:Maryland
Admin Postal Code:21212
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.4108782896
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:
Tech ID:CR63121389
Tech Name:MIGUEL FRONTERA, M.D.
Tech Street1:6317 CANTER WAY
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:BALTIMORE
Tech State/Province:Maryland
Tech Postal Code:21212
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His license has been more than suspended - it's been permanently revoked!

I just called the Board of Maryland Physicians. As soon as I said, "Miguel Frontera had his license revoked but is still advertising himself as a doctor," the person said, "We are aware of this situation and are investigating." She asked to fax over any other new information I had on Frontera.

Mel Levine also advertised himself as an M.D. on the new website he created after the North Carolina Medical Board forced him to give up his license. As a result of a number of citizens complained about Levine's false advertising, the North Carolina Board contacted him on the matter. Subsequently, Levine took down his entire website.

As for Frontera, what if you were a parent with an autistic child who didn't know he had his license revoked for child molestation, and you took your child to him for a consultation? Did the Board of Physicians stipulate that he could no longer work with children?

Why isn't he in jail?????

If you look at the official reason it was revoked it went from 5 patients to 12....but he wasn't prosecuted....What!!!!!!!!! Why isn't he rotting in jail

11/06/2009
SUMMARY SUSPENSION. THE BOARD CONCLUDED THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE IMPERATIVELY REQUIRED EMERGENCY ACTION BASED ON ITS INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS THAT THE PHYSICIAN VIOLATED THE STANDARDS OF QUALITY CARE AND FAILED TO KEEP ADEQUATE MEDICAL RECORDS, ENGAGED IN SEXUAL IMPROPRIETIES AND MISCONDUCT WITH 5 PATIENTS, AND MADE A MISREPRESENTATION ON A CLINICAL PRIVILEGE APPLICATION IN HIS PRACTICE OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY.

03/26/2010
Permanent Revocation. The Board concluded that the physician was guilty of immoral and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine; failed to meet the standards of quality care; failed to keep adequate medical records; and violated the Board`s sexual misconduct regulations in regard to 12 minor patients. The physician made misrepresentations on privilege application which constituted immoral and unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine; making or filing a false report or record in the practice of medicine; and making a false representation in an application related to the practice of medicine.

Meredith Cohn, the reporter from the Baltimore Sun is going to find out what is going on with the police investigation. Last time I checked with her seven months ago, the investigation was still open.

I sent an email to the Maryland Board of Physicians concerning Frontera registering his "MD" domain four months after he had his license revoked.

mbpmail@rcn.com

Also, for those who are outraged by this, you can contact Baltimore Sun reporter Meredith Cohn: mcohn@baltsun.com

Jason League, the prosecutor in the Maryland State's Attorney's office who was investigating Frontera last year. jleague@baltimorecountymd.gov

Here is the most recent case review that concludes with his permanent license revocation. It is signed and consented to by Frontera as well.

How could the police read this and not charge him with a crime?

Major Trigger warnings

http://www.mbp.state.md.us/BPQAPP/orders/D3755903.260.pdf

This other recent bio of Frontera http://cvshare.net/miguelfrontera states that Miguel Frontera, M.D. holds Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and General Psychiatry.

Um, excuse me, but how can you be "Board Certified" if you've had your medical license revoked??

The William Ayres blog just posted a thread on Frontera:

"Miguel Frontera Lost His License For Molesting Boys. So Why Is He Still Claiming To Be a Board Certified M.D.?

http://williamayreswatch.blogspot.com/2011/03/miguel-frontera-lost-his-license-for.html

They caught him lying about being a Board Certified M.D. and about being a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Beth Casteel, spokesperson for the American Psychiatric Association, has informed me today that they have officially revoked Frontera's membership in that organization.

Some of us protested Frontera's new websites about his work to the Board of Maryland Physicians. Looks like it paid off, because he's added some new information to them. Here's an example: http://miguelfrontera.businesscard2.com/


Miguel Frontera, M.D. gave up his medical license in 2010. He is presently retired and lives in Baltimore MD.[NOTE: CAMELOT: ASDAC is a non-profit organization that, as a public education consortium, is solely tasked with the dissemination of information about ASDs and their potential new treatments to the general population. CAMELOT DOES NOT CONDUCT RESEARCH NOR DOES IT TREAT ANY INDIVIDUALS WHETHER AFFECTED BY ASDS OR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS AS IT IS NEITHER A RESEARCH NOR A MEDICAL ORGANIZATION.]Miguel Frontera's Contact InfoRETIRED
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