Doctor Accused of Medical Malpractice of Sedated Patients
Posted on Apr 9, 2010 4:40pm PDT
A doctor is being accused by former female patients of illegally touching them while they were sedated. The doctor is being sued for medical malpractice for negligence, assault and battery. One woman says she remembers the doctor sexually assaulting her while she was coming out of anesthesia from a colonoscopy. The same woman has also filed a claim against the medical clinic for not protecting patients. Currently, the doctor faces five criminal counts of second degree sexual assault.
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