Back in 2002 Scott Fredin of Owatonna, Minnesota was practicing as a Chiropractor. During that year he sexually assaulted at least five women. In 2003 he pleaded guilty to two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct. He served two years in prison and his license was revoked.
Flash forward to 2010. Fredin has his license back and he doesn’t have to inform his customers that he is a convicted sex offender. Under Minnesota state law only level 3 sex offender information is published on the SO registry and Fredin isn’t consider a level 3 sex offender.
Fredin’s probation does preclude him from buying pornography, drinking alcohol or using the Internet without permission but the only limit he has on being a chiropractor is that he has to have another person present while he sees female patients.
So what did Fredin do that’s so bad? From the Star-Tribune,
The woman quickly realized she and Fredin were alone. Fredin asked the woman to change into a pair of shorts. He began to massage her thigh and genital area. Over the woman’s protests, Fredin insisted that she "lay back, close your eyes and relax," according to the criminal complaint. She tried to sit up, but Fredin held her down while he used his fingers to penetrate her vagina. Fredin abruptly apologized and left the room. A few hours after fleeing the clinic, the woman reported the incident to police.
In a second case that led to a conviction, a patient said Fredin fondled her groin and touched the outside of her vagina through a pair of boxer shorts he made her wear. After the woman got off the treatment table, Fredin hugged her, pressing his erect penis against her stomach through his clothes, according to the complaint.
You can also find the full complaint at the Minnesota Chiropractic Board here.
He had four other female patients come forward with similar stories after the initial complaint. Police had the woman keep in contact with Fredin through the investigation and recorded their phone calls. He tried to get her to keep quiet in fear that he was going to lose his license.
In addition to him not being a level 3 offender Minnesota state law says that licensed professionals can’t be barred from practicing after a criminal conviction if they show regulators they have been rehabilitated.
