Universal Health Services: Sexual Harassment Suit Resolved against Wyoming Behavioral Institute and Psychiatrist David Martonano

April 27, 2026

The lawsuit in which a licensed professional counselor accused a Casper-based psychiatrist of frequent sexual harassment and making lewd comments about patients has been resolved and dismissed without a trial.

Former Wyoming Behavioral Institute (WBI) employee Shawna Punteney filed her federal civil complaint Feb. 19, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming to accuse WBI psychiatrist Dr. David Martorano of “intentional, sexually charged behavior” at work that “was outrageous and extreme to a degree beyond all possible bounds of decency.”

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