OREM — A Utah psychiatrist charged with making false claims for medical benefits, is now accused of accessing child sex abuse material while awaiting trial.
Thomas Eugene Draschil, 49, of Orem, was charged Thursday in 4th District Court with seven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.
According to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing, Draschil was first "licensed to practice as a physician and to administer and prescribe controlled substances" in 2015.
In 2018, however, Draschil "admitted he unlawfully possessed a controlled substance, was addicted to ketamine and marijuana, and engaged in inappropriate relations with a patient," the DOPL report states. He surrendered his license to the state at that time.
In 2022, Draschil was issued a "probationary license to practice as a physician/surgeon and to administer and prescribe controlled substances in the state of Utah."
In 2024, Draschil was charged in 3rd District Court with two counts of making false claims for medical benefits, a second-degree felony. In that case, he is accused of "falsifying medical records" while he was a supervisor and medical director for Measures of Affect Theoretically Relative, known as MATR, a behavioral health company offering substance use disorder treatment.
"Shortly after MATR was approved as a Medicaid provider, Medicaid revenue became the primary source of income for the company, and eventually became MATR's sole source of income," the charges state.
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OREM — A Utah psychiatrist charged with making false claims for medical benefits, is now accused of accessing child sex abuse material while awaiting trial. Thomas Eugene Draschil, 49, of Orem, wa...