Judge Orders Idaho Psychiatrist Alexander Wills Held without Bail on Charge of Sexual Assault of Patient

January 23, 2026

A Boise psychiatrist accused of sexually assaulting a patient last summer appeared in court Wednesday for a hearing that included testimony from the alleged victim and arguments over whether he should remain in custody.

According to prosecutors, 46-year-old Alexander Wills was working as a psychiatrist at Perma Health in downtown Boise when the woman, who had been out of her prescribed medication for about 10 days, scheduled an appointment after previously seeing other providers at the clinic. She testified that during that appointment, Wills made religious statements, telling her the rapture was coming and that she needed to “get right with Jesus.”

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