COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- A licensed psychologist has been arrested on the charge of Sexual Assault on a Client by a Psychotherapist, according to Colorado Springs Police.
Dr. Janice Husted was arrested on the charge after a police investigation. A young man told police that a sexual relationship developed between him and Husted, his psychologist.
Police said the man was assigned to receive counseling related to his combat deployments during the summer of 2010.
The sexual relationship, according to what the victim told police, started in Aug. 2011 and continued until Oct. or Nov. 2011. The man said the psychologist told him on several occasions that they had to be careful to not appear that they were on dates, police said.
Police said the man told the psychologist he did not want to have a secret relationship but she said they coildn't have an open relationship until two years passed. After saying he did not want to wait two years, the psychologist ended the relationship, police said.
Sexual Assault on a Client by a Psychotherapist is a Class 4 Felony.