Opinion ID: 6103672
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Probation Officer Morton

Text: The Government first called Officer Morton. She testified that Mr. Englehart was initially difficult to work with but was making progress under her supervision. 3 In addition to the conditions listed above, the Government also requested that Mr. Englehart be required to obtain full-time employment and find appropriate housing. Mr. Englehart does not challenge those conditions on appeal. 6 Appellate Case: 21-8007 Document: 010110632142 Date Filed: 01/14/2022 Page: 7 She then described the supervised release violations charged in the petition for modification, including that Mr. Englehart volunteered the information about the violations to her. Officer Morton testified that early in his supervised release, Mr. Englehart underwent a SOTIPS4 sex offender assessment “to assess his risk level for treatment.” Id. at 19. She said Mr. Englehart “assessed as a low risk on the higher end,” and “the counselor felt he was emotionally unstable at that time and suggested that he look into mental health treatment.” Id. at 19-20. Once Mr. Englehart was “emotionally stable,” the counselor “would reevaluate if he should complete another assessment.” Id. at 20. Officer Morton opined that an additional psychosexual evaluation would be helpful because, although Mr. Englehart completed a “very basic sex offender assessment,” the SOTIPS, “the probation office really doesn’t have a . . . detailed history[] for Mr. Englehart, so we can’t really determine what treatment he has had in the past or what he may need now.” Id. at 23. Officer Morton further testified that, although Mr. Englehart was voluntarily participating in mental health treatment, “it’s just important that he continues to participate in that, and I do believe he—he intends to.” Id. She described the proposed Mental Health Condition as a “safeguard.” Id. She also wanted Mr. Englehart to authorize the release of information for any treatment program. 4 SOTIPS stands for Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale. See SOTIPS: Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale, Nat’l Inst. of Corrs., https://perma.cc/8RE7-56VC. 7 Appellate Case: 21-8007 Document: 010110632142 Date Filed: 01/14/2022 Page: 8 Although Mr. Englehart had allowed her to participate in phone calls with his counselor and to attend in-person sessions, the Probation Office “like[s] to be able to have an open dialogue with the counselor just in case there’s something that needs to be discussed without the individual in the room.” Id. at 24. She later clarified that the Probation Office only wanted a release to “[c]onfirm attendance” at therapy, “maybe confirm progress,” and to know Mr. Englehart’s diagnosis. Id. at 44.