"Whitby therapist Gregory Carter is off the hook on two fraud charges but must still face trial over three other accusations of misrepresenting his qualifications in child custody cases. - whitby therapist still facing three fraud charges...
Justice Paul Bellefontaine dismissed two charges of fraud under $5,000 for lack of evidence in Oshawa court Friday morning. A “reasonable jury” could not conclude any misrepresentation had occurred in those cases, he decided."
REPORTER CAROLA VYNHAK; THE TORONTO STAR;
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Gregory Carter, shown in this file photo at a disciplinary hearing by College of Psychologists of Ontario.
TONY BOCK/TORONTO STAR"Whitby therapist Gregory Carter is off the hook on two fraud charges but must still face trial over three other accusations of misrepresenting his qualifications in child custody cases," the Toronto Star story by reporter Carola Vynhak published earlier today under the heading "Whitby therapist still facing three fraud charges," begins.
"Justice Paul Bellefontaine dismissed two charges of fraud under $5,000 for lack of evidence in Oshawa court Friday morning. A “reasonable jury” could not conclude any misrepresentation had occurred in those cases, he decided," the story continues.
"Carter, in his mid-60s, is accused of passing himself off as a psychologist when he was actually a psychological associate, a step below.
Five clients have testified they believed the therapist was a psychologist based on his office signs and business cards, which identified him as “Dr.”
In dismissing one charge, Bellefontaine noted the client would not have done anything differently if he had known Carter did not have a doctorate in psychology.
Carter, who frequently testified in family court, had a Ph.D. in philosophy. He has pleaded not guilty to fraud. The trial continues Dec. 13.
Last year the College of Psychologists of Ontario suspended Carter from practising for three months after he pleaded guilty to professional misconduct beyond his capabilities."
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1062654
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
