Former UIHC Social Worker Charged with Having Sex with Patient

Former UIHC social worker charged with having sex with patient

A former social worker at University of Iowa Health Care is once again accused of having sexual relations with a patient while at the hospital in Iowa City.

Former UIHC counselor charged with sexual exploitation of patient

A former UIHC social worker has been charged with sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist, according to a complaint and affidavit filed in Johnson Count

Former UI therapist faces additional sexual exploitation charges

Hunter 05/23/25 A former University of Iowa therapist who was originally arrested in July 2023 for nine counts of sexual exploitation now faces new charges. 45-year-old James Burkhalter was also charged with two counts of sexual exploitation by a counselor or therapist on May 2nd of last year.  It was alleged that Burkhalter placed his hand on the clothed breast of a patient on two separate occasions in July and November 2022 at an address on Ki…