The Capital Police is investigating the case of psychologist Ion Duvac, accused of sexual harassment of clients. Appeal to potential victims
The Capital's police announced that they have started ex officio checks targeting psychologist Ion Duvac, accused of sexually harassing his clients. According to a recording published by PressOne, Duvac sexually harasses his clients with explicit sexual proposals and asks for pictures of their private parts from the first meeting. The police demand that potential victims of the psychologist make complaints against him.
“The Capital's police officers notified themselves ex officio and immediately started checks regarding the aspects reported in a press material, with a view to establishing the factual situation and ordering the legal measures that are required, according to their powers”, announced the Capital's Police, quoted by News.ro.
The investigations are carried out by the police officers of the Sector 5 Criminal Investigation Service, in order to clarify all the circumstances in which the facts would have occurred.
“We appeal to all people who believe they have been victims of such behavior to contact the police, with a view to formulating a complaint. We assure the public opinion that every report is treated with maximum seriousness, impartiality and professionalism. The Capital Police reaffirms its firm commitment to protect the rights and safety of citizens, as well as to combat any form of abuse or harassment, in strict accordance with the legal provisions”, the Capital Police also transmitted.
Position of the College of Psychologists
The specialized commissions of the Romanian College of Psychologists reported, on Monday, that “the profession of psychologist is based on fundamental principles such as respect for human dignity, protecting the vulnerability of the person, maintaining professional boundaries and prohibiting any form of abuse or exploitation”.
“Any deviation from these principles seriously contravenes the ethical values and standards that govern psychological practice. At the same time, we reaffirm the importance of respecting the procedural framework and institutional mechanisms provided for by law. The analysis of such situations, the establishment of the facts and, if necessary, the disposition of disciplinary measures is carried out exclusively by the competent bodies, based on the official notifications and the analyzed evidence,” the College of Psychologists said.
The representatives of the organization announce that they are firmly demarcated from “any unethical, abusive or inappropriate behavior”.
“On a human and professional level, we reaffirm that the safety of the beneficiaries of psychological services and the protection of the therapeutic relationship remain essential priorities for our professional community. We encourage any person who considers himself affected by possible deontological slippages to use the official reporting channels, so that reported situations can be analyzed in a responsible and rigorous manner. The specialized commissions reaffirm their commitment to maintaining the integrity of the profession, to defending ethical standards and to strengthening public confidence in psychological services”, the press release also states.
“Your natural way is crazy”
RECORDS. Member of the commission that judges the abuse of psychologists, accused of sexually harassing his clients. “Are you sure you know how to have sex like the world?”
The recording published by PressOne was made by a woman who had come to a therapy session held by psychologist Dr. Ion Duvac to talk about her attachment style.
The session lasted two hours, and from the first minutes of interaction, Ion Duvac addresses his client with “you're a blessing in hell”, who must learn to have “quality” sex, so that she is no longer sad and even gets rid of depression, according to the quoted source.
Duvac gave the woman, in the 10th minute of the meeting, the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and moved the discussion to her sex life, which she points to as the cause of her behavior.
“You have the structure of a borderline, as I say, borderline (n.ed. borderline personality disorder)”. (…) And you repress your sexuality. Your natural way is crazy. If you feel like it one day, you'll fuck three people by noon. If you let yourself. But you hold back,” Ion Duvac told the woman, according to the PressOne recording.
The psychologist pressed on the woman's sex life and asked her if she knows how to “have sex like the world”, asked her to describe her favorite sexual positions, as well as the longest “sex parties”. “What does quality sex mean to you? You may not be confident in your sexuality. Let's talk about this topic, if you want (…)”, continued the psychologist.
