Crime & Safety

Former Sandy Hook Shooter's Doctor Charged with Sex Assault

The psychiatrist surrendered his license after a sexual relationship with a client came to light, according to police.

Former psychiatrist Paul Fox, 63, was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual assault.

Fox surrendered his license in 2013 after it came to light that he had a sexual relationship with a client between 2010 and 2011, according to the News-Times.

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The woman at first decided not to pursue charges, but then changed her mind and police in Brookfield began an investigation in 2014.

Fox treated Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza during his adolescence and stopped seeing him five years before the shooting.

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