Affidavit: Occupational therapist arrested, accused of sexually abusing child patient with autism

KSAT

San Antonio occupational therapist Lewis Trudell Barber was arrested and booked for continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 after a 12-year-old patient with autism disclosed the allegations in September 2024. The victim reportedly told investigators that Barber abused her at multiple locations, including her home, during sessions where he had been treating her since she was four years old. Consequently, Barber's certification from the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy was suspended in July 2025.

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