State v. Killory

The defendant has obtained a doctorate degree in counseling psychology. At the time of the events giving rise to this charge, he was employed as a professor of psychology at a college. In the early fall of 1973, he and his family, consisting of his wife and one daughter, took into their home the defendant’s niece, Judy, born December 21,1957, pursuant to an agreement with defendant’s sister, who is Judy’s mother, and the sister’s estranged husband, who is Judy’s father. Judy was considered a behavior problem by her parents. Her behavior was discussed with the defendant, who diagnosed her as a…