The Iowa Board of Medicine reports 53-year old Alan J. Schenne, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), who formerly practiced family medicine in Mapleton, entered into a combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement with the Board on February 8, 2019. The Board alleged that Dr. Schenne engaged in sexual misconduct when he sent sexually suggestive text messages to, and engaged in sexual relations with, a female co-worker for whom he also provided medical care, in Mapleton.

The Board also alleged that Dr. Schenne engaged in sexual harassment in Mapleton, when he sent sexually suggestive text messages to two female co-workers and the text messages made the female co-workers uncomfortable. Under the terms of the February 8, 2019, combined Statement of Charges and Settlement Agreement, the Board issued Dr. Schenne a Citation and Warning and ordered him to pay a $5,000 civil penalty and Dr. Schenne voluntarily surrendered his Iowa medical license.