Spokane County medical assistant’s license suspended on charges of promoting prostitution
For immediate release: April 13, 2020 (20-047)
Contact: Sharon Moysiuk, Communications 360-549-6471
Spokane County medical assistant’s license suspended on charges of promoting prostitution
OLYMPIA – The secretary of health immediately suspended the license of Spokane County certified medical assistant Heather Kemper (CM.60970802) pending further legal action.
Charges state Kemper engaged in a prostitution scheme with another individual. As part of this scheme, Kemper allegedly created a posting on an adult oriented website offering commercial sex services from a victim. The charges say Kemper supplied her victim with heroin and injected the heroin without the victim’s consent. The victim was allegedly forced to perform commercial sex acts at Kemper’s direction. Kemper was charged in Spokane County Superior Court with first-degree promoting prostitution, a class B felony.
Kemper cannot practice as a certified medical assistant in Washington until the charges are resolved. She has 20 days to respond to the charges and ask for a hearing.
The legal documents on this case can be seen online by clicking the link on Provider Credential Search on the Department of Health website; copies can be requested by calling 360-236-4700. Anyone who believes a health care provider acted unprofessionally is encouraged to call this number and report their complaint.
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