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<p>Spokesman Review: Pullman psychologist accused of sexual assault
kills self in Whitman County Jail</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/feb/19/pullman-psychologist-accused-of-sexual-assault-kil/">http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/feb/19/pullman-psychologist-accused-of-sexual-assault-kil/</a>
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<p>A Pullman therapist and psychologist arrested last week on
suspicion of sexual assault was found dead in his Whitman County
Jail cell Sunday night.</p>
<p>Sheriff Brett Myers said a corrections officer noticed Dr. Dean
Funabiki hanging in his cell about 11:30 p.m. Life-saving
measures were taken at the jail, and he was transported to the
hospital where he was pronounced dead.</p>
<p>Funabiki, 67, was accused of sexually assaulting a patient in
her 40s during a therapy session in January, according to the
Pullman Police Department.</p>
<p>Myers said Funabiki used a sheet to hang himself.</p>
<p>Funabiki was not on suicide watch, and there were not signs
that he was suicidal, Myers said. It’s been about a decade since
the last suicide in the Whitman County Jail.</p>
<p>After the alleged assault was reported, police said swabs were
collected from the victim during a sexual assault examination
and a search warrant was issued to collect DNA from Funabiki.</p>
<p>The Washington State Patrol’s crime lab matched Funabiki’s DNA
to the victim’s swabs, police said.</p>
<p>He faced a charge of second-degree rape and was scheduled
Monday to appear in court.</p>
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<p>An additional story from the Washington Post refers to the
Spokesman Review reporting.</p>
<p>The Post story is at <b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://tinyurl.com/ydffyalc">https://tinyurl.com/ydffyalc</a> <br>
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