Man sues marriage counselor over affair with wife

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Husband: Marriage counselor had affair with wife :eek:

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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]May 3, 2006[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter <!-- Empty line is needed --> <noscript> </noscript>
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]A McHenry County man is suing his marriage counselor, contending the therapist he hired to help improve his marriage instead began an affair with his wife.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]That relationship eventually prompted the couple to divorce, according to the breach-of-contract suit filed by 35-year-old Scott Buetow of Lake in the Hills.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]His lawsuit seeks more than $200,000 in punitive damages from his former counselor, Dan Blair, and the Arbor Counseling Center where Blair works.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]"He [Blair] had an obligation to provide services, and he willfully abused that for his own benefit," said attorney Hans Mast, who represents Buetow.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The lawsuit filed by Buetow in McHenry County also accuses Blair -- a state-licensed clinical professional counselor -- of fraud and professional malpractice.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Buetow and his wife began seeing the counselor in April 2004 to "strengthen and stabilize" their 10-year marriage, the suit contends.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]While providing both joint counseling and individual therapy sessions to Buetow and his wife, Blair allegedly started a a romantic -- and secret -- relationship with Buetow's wife.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Despite the alleged relationship, Blair continued counseling Buetow and worked "to undermine the marriage to his benefit by tendering poor advice," the suit contends.[/FONT]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Buetow filed the suit because he believes "he got a raw deal from the person he trusted and confided in," Mast said.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Buetow and his 36-year-old wife, who have four children, were granted a divorce earlier this year, Mast said.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Blair, who has been licensed as a counselor since 1998, didn't return phone calls seeking comment on the suit.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]He hasn't been disciplined for any professional complaints since being licensed, according to records from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]An official at Arbor Counseling declined to comment on the lawsuit.
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Well im my opinion he should be fired for that, he is there to help others marriages not to come between them :rolleyes:

BaNzI :D
 
banzibaby said:
Well im my opinion he should be fired for that, he is there to help others marriages not to come between them :rolleyes:

BaNzI :D
Fired..... He should be shot and I know some my friends would!!!!:eek: Well I think he would be lucky if thats all they did!!!!!:D
 
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