Iowa psychiatrist James Pullen surrenders license on sex charge

December 26, 2012

On April 25, 2012, psychiatrist James J. Pullen surrendered his license to the Iowa Board of Medicine. The Board had charged Pullen with sexual misconduct for engaging in a sexual relationship with female former patient between 2007 and 2010. The patient was then in her late 20s, while Pullen was in his 60s. He was also reprimanded and agreed to pay a $10,000 fine.