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MN Sex Offender Allowed to Remain Working As a Chiropractor

By Corey Rayburnyung

While sex offenders in New York may soon be prohibited from managing apartment buildings, one Minnesota sex offender has been allowed to keep his license to practice as a chiropractor. From the Star-Tribune: This month, more than six years after revoking [Dr. Scott Fredin]'s license for the felony convictions, the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners granted Fredin's request to get his license back. To protect Fredin's clients, the board said he cannot treat any female patients without someone else in the room. Fredin is working in Minneapolis, but he can't treat patients until regulators approve his new location. Under state law, many professionals -- including dentists, psychologists and nurses -- can't be barred from practicing after a criminal conviction as long as they can show licensing boards they were rehabilitated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 01, 2010 (boomark / email).