Former Maple Leaf clinician faces sexual harassment charges

The entrance to the Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex. File photo by Sara Priestap/Valley News
A psychologist recently hired by the state created a hostile environment at his previous workplace through a pattern of intimidation, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to charges leveled by the Office of Professional Regulation.
Dr. Charles Sprague Simonds was the clinical director for Maple Leaf Treatment Associates Inc., from May 2016 until the company closed unexpectedly i