这是多伦多太阳报2010年6月25日的一则新闻报道
More charges against bogus psychologist
By ROB LAMBERTI, TORONTO SUN
Last Updated: June 25, 2010 8:17pm
Gregory Carter, the man accused of providing expert psychological assessments during Durham Region child custody cases while not qualified, faces more fraud and perjury charges.
The 63-year-old wasn’t in court Thursday when the Crown introduced 21 more charges of fraud, perjury and obstructing justice. He’s to appear next in court in September.
Carter was listed as a registered psychological associate with a master’s degree from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, and has a limited ability to practise in the areas of clinical psychology, counselling psychology and school psychology.
As an associate, Carter can’t make an independent psychological diagnosis.
It’s alleged Carter — who had a PhD from Pacific Western University, a now-defunct school branded a “diploma mill” by a U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs report and is a piece of paper not recognized by the College of Psychologists — provided expert evidence in child-custody hearings that was used by judges to decide where children live.
He was contracted with the Durham CAS from 2003 to 2009.
Carter was initially charged with three counts of fraud, two counts of obstructing justice and two counts of perjury.
Lead investigator Durham police Det. Paul Vibert said the charges filed to date deal with 15 families.
He hasn’t ruled out the possibility of others coming forward.
“It’s still on-going and I’m presuming once it gets out there are more charges were laid it may have an effect,” Vibert said.
He said there’s another aspect to the case that he didn’t want to talk about.
But others with knowledge about the case have said the investigation is also looking at the lawyers who allegedly used Carter as an expert witness while knowing the limits of his qualifications.
Vibert said during this investigation, he has heard of a similar case involving a social worker.
“That’s another avenue I can take,” he said.
“Some of the complainants want a full enquiry into the family court system,” Vibert said. “Will that happen? I don’t know.”
On Tuesday, Carter pleaded guilty to professional misconduct at a College of Psychologists of Ontario disciplinary hearing after admitting he didn’t have a recognized PhD in psychology, and that he wasn’t qualified to be an expert witness and make diagnosis in child custody cases.
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/06/25/14514151.html
