Larson said she wanted to express her concern about the allegations and to correct the perception that the board was not doing anything about board was not doing anything about the problem.

Lozano's family claims that Bean-Bayog'stermination of a sexual relationship, coupled withher "regression therapy" that had Lozanopretending to be her infant son, eventually drovehim to suicide.

According to the suit, the relationship betweenLozano and Bean-Bayog began in 1986 and lastedabout four years.

During this time, the patient and doctor met ortalked on the phone almost every day, the familyclaimed.

But in June 1990, Bean-Bayog adopted a childand told Lozano "she didn't have time for himanymore, that she had a family to take care ofnow," said Lozano's sister, Pilar Williams.

"She took his mind and completely destroyedhim," Williams said. "This is not about sex. Thisis about his mind and soul. She took a brilliantman and turned him into a 3-year-old, avegetable."

Among the records that have been brought tocourt as evidence are documents that suggest thatBean-Bayog used unorthodox practices because shebelieved that Lozano had been abused as a child.

Dr. Thomas W. Watkin, the Lozano family'spediatrician between 1970 and 1979, said he saw noevidence of physical, mental or other abuse inPaul Lozano or his siblings.

Watkin pointed out that the Lozano family tookthe trouble to bring their children from a smalltown 25 miles away to see him.

"If there was anything going on, they wouldn'thave made the effort to bring their children tothe most likely person to detect it," said Watkin.

At the time, the Lozano family lived in Tiffin,Ohio.

Reports from psychiatrists who have examinedLozano at other institutions are contradictory asto whether Lozano was abused.

This report incorporates information takenfrom wire dispatches.