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December 9, 2011

Psychologist accused of faking robbery, rape still works for prison system, authorities say

The prison psychologist accused of faking a rape and robbery at her Northgate home is still working for the prison system, a corrections spokeswoman confirmed today.

Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said that Laurie Ann Martinez's superiors do not have the final reports needed to decide whether to put her on "administrative time off."

Martinez, 36, has been charged with two counts of felony criminal conspiracy in connection with a false police report she made April 10. Sacramento police and prosecutors allege that, with the help of friend Nicole April Syder, Martinez injured herself and hid personal belongings before calling police to report she had been raped and robbed.

She did it to convince her husband to move to another neighborhood, police and prosecutors say.

Martinez is a senior supervising psychologist at California State Prison - Sacramento. Thornton said Martinez was moved to headquarters in May after allegations of the false report emerged.

She still works there, despite the felony charges filed Nov. 30 and her arrest Monday.

"She is and has been working under direct supervision, she has no contact with patients, and her current work is not directly related to patient care," Thornton wrote in an email to The Bee.

Thornton said the CDCR's internal affairs division is working with Sacramento police on the case and that an administrative investigation also has been launched.

Martinez was released from jail after she posted $50,000 bond. Her alleged co-conspirator, 33-year-old Snyder, has not been arrested, though there is a warrant out for her arrest.

Read more about the allegations against Martinez and Snyder here.

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Q: What happened with the case regarding Marc McCormick? He was accused of videotaping a woman in her home and was arrested. He lives in my neighborhood and I see him all the time. Were charges dropped?

A: According to Sacramento Superior Court online records, misdemeanor charges have been filed against Mark William McCormick, alleging that he used a camcorder or other instrument to view an individual in a place where there was an expectation of privacy, trespassing and peeping.

His next court date is June 4.

According to Sacramento police logs, McCormick, 40, was arrested March 8 after the victim reported that a friend had entered her home without her knowledge to secretly videotape her.

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