STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania — A central Pennsylvania psychologist has been jailed on charges that "touching therapy" he used on two female patients really amounted to sexual abuse, for which he fraudulently billed insurance companies more than $71,000.

Online court records don't list an attorney for 53-year-old Richard Lenhart, of State College, who was arrested on indecent assault, insurance fraud and other charges Wednesday.

The charges filed by the state attorney general's office grew out of a misconduct investigation by the state Board of Psychology, which revoked Lenhart's license two years ago and penalized him more than $68,000 on more than 100 counts of professional misconduct.

Prosecutors say Lenhart "treated" the two patients — who were both victims of previous sexual trauma — by caressing them and rubbing their genitals.

The licensing board found that Lenhart was "re-traumatizing" the women in the process.