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Camhs psychiatrist pleads guilty to sexual assault of 16-year-old girl

The doctor’s appeal is the latest controversy to hit the state’s service to defenseless children

The psychiatrist will be sentenced next month. Photo: Getty

A child psychiatrist employed by the HSE pleaded guilty to a number of charges of sexual abuse and child abuse Independent Sunday may reveal.

This psychiatrist works with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) and is based in the east of the country.