Friday 7 September 2012

Would Not Mean He Was Even If He Did

September 7, 2012

M not a paedophile: psychologist

"AM, pictured walking into court at an earlier hearing.

A psychologist treating former ABC presenter AM has told a court he viewed child pornography because of work stress and not for sexual gratification.

Janet Haines has told the Tasmanian Supreme Court there were no indicators M could be considered a paedophile.

She said the 36-year-old fell into a small [?] group of offenders, recognised by new studies [?], who viewed child pornography for other reasons.

The former host of the ABC's television show Collectors and its Hobart breakfast radio program has pleaded guilty to three charges of accessing and possessing child exploitation material.

Dr Haines had previously provided a psychologist's report to the court to be considered prior to sentencing.

She was required to give evidence after Commonwealth prosecutor Maitland Lincoln took issue with the report's finding that M had no sexual interest in children.

Dr Haines said M had developed a dissociation condition after working up to seven days a week in the two ABC jobs."

"Dr Haines said she would have been ethically obliged to treat Muirhead differently if she had believed he was a paedophile [how? why?]".

http://www.theage.com.au/national/muirhead-not-a-paedophile-psychologist-20120907-25iwn.html

M not a paedophile, court told

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-07/muirhead-not-a-paedophile2c-court-told/4248456?section=tas

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