Editing Damian Sendler

'''Damian Jacob Markiewicz Sendler''' is an American fraudster, and fake medical doctor.<ref>Psychology Today; David J. Ley Ph.D., Friday March 1st 2019: [https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/women-who-stray/201903/fake-sexperts Fake Sexperts]. ([http://archive.is/JdNfB archive snapshot])</ref><ref>The Cut; Claire Lampen, Friday March 1st 2019: [https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/fake-dr-damian-sendler-scammed-his-way-into-the-media.html Get a Load of This Fake Sex Doctor’s Unhinged Grift] ([http://archive.is/Vq0jz archive snapshot])</ref> He claimed to be a licenced medical doctor, and graduate of Harvard Medical School with a MD and PhD. Using these credentials he got the [[mainstream media]] to publish his outlandish work on [[sexuality]]. In March 2019 it was revealed that his credentials were an elaborate falsehood.<ref name="gizmodo">Gizmodo; Jennings Brown, Friday March 1st 2019: [https://gizmodo.com/the-fake-sex-doctor-who-conned-the-media-into-publicizi-1832711205 The Fake Sex Doctor Who Conned the Media Into Publicizing His Bizarre Research on Suicide, Butt-Fisting, and Bestiality]. ([http://archive.is/RCvj3 archive snapshot])</ref> A followup investigative article revealed the extent of his efforts, including the creation of an entire research institution -- Felnett Health Research Foundation -- that he claimed had over a dozen staffers, but actually consisted of only himself and another individual.<ref>Psych Central; John M. Grohol, Psy.D., Friday March 1st 2019: [https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-fantastical-world-of-damian-jacob-markiewicz-sendler/ The Fantastical World of Damian Jacob Markiewicz Sendler] ([http://archive.is/kGDku archive snapshot])</ref> The same article found that while he is a graduate student and perhaps a medical student, he has not yet completed any advanced graduate degree program.

==Profit==
He used his media publicity to build an online psychotherapy and sex therapy business.<ref name="gizmodo" /> After the allegations were revealed, he replaced his website homepage with a notice claiming, among other things, that practicing without a medical license is only wrong in the US.<ref name="damiam">Self-published; Damian Sendler, Friday March 1st 2019: [http://www.damiansendler.com/ RE: Reporter Jennings Brown and his misreporting about me]. ([http://archive.is/X9xWL archive snapshot])</ref>

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