Psychiatrist Loses License After Affair With Teenage Cancer Survivor

Dr. Amy MacIntyre, a 53-year-old psychiatrist, had her medical license revoked in May after a Pennsylvania board found she engaged in sexual misconduct with a patient, who was a minor at the start of their relationship. The patient, Justin Kopicki, was 17 and a high school senior undergoing treatment for leukemia when he began seeing MacIntyre for anxiety. The affair continued for seven years, during which MacIntyre allegedly showered Kopicki with gifts, including a $5,000 saxophone. Kopicki claims MacIntyre manipulated him into the relationship, describing it as abusive, involving sex, mind-altering drugs, and psychological control. He shared explicit text messages and naked selfies exchanged between them with the Daily Mail. These messages, according to Kopicki, were a tactic used by MacIntyre to control him. The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine reviewed hundreds of these self-portraits and communications as part of their investigation.

MacIntyre reportedly presented their relationship as normal to Kopicki. The psychiatrist, who is married to a lawyer and has a young daughter, lives in a $3 million mansion. Kopicki is now 39 and has spoken out about the alleged abuse and manipulation he experienced. The Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine's decision to revoke MacIntyre's license was based on findings that she violated professional conduct standards by engaging in a sexual relationship with a patient under her care, particularly one who was a minor at the outset of their therapeutic relationship and was undergoing treatment for a serious illness. The board's investigation included the review of numerous explicit messages and images exchanged between MacIntyre and Kopicki, underscoring the depth of the inappropriate relationship. Investigations into such cases often involve detailed examination of communication records and patient testimony to establish breaches of professional ethics and patient trust.