Therapist sexually abused women at Missouri prison for years, lawsuit says

A therapist who worked at a Missouri prison for women sexually abused his patients for years and preyed on inmates with mental health issues, according to a federal lawsuit.

While the counselor, John Thomas Dunn, was known by inmates as a “creep,” his criminal behavior at Chillicothe Correctional Center did not end until he was arrested by an outside agency, the lawsuit contends.

The lawsuit was filed by 49-year-old Teresa Ketner, who said she was sexually assaulted by Dunn while she was confined at the state Department of Corrections facility for possession of a controlled substance. There, she sought counseling to address her history of trauma and hoped to secure a referral to a psychiatric professional.