At her arraignment Arnette Fenady is charged with, among other things, endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree, implying there are different degrees of seriousness to the crime. However in New York state endangering the welfare of a child doesn't have different degrees, there is only one, it is a class A misdemeanor.
When being cross examined by the defense attorney, Dr. Olivet says the defendant knew she was a psychiatrist. The character is not a psychiatrist but is introduced as a child psychologist.