The decision revives a lawsuit filed by 94 women who said their OB-GYN sexually abused them. Previously, a lower court determined that the actions they alleged had to be treated as medical malpractice.
      • VulKendovEnglish
        10•4 months ago

        Ruling it as sexual abuse should open up a path for a criminal case as well.

        Edit: he is being charged and is currently being investigated

      • FlashMobOfOneEnglish
        17•4 months ago

        Yup. The esteemed justice system that brought you the gay panic defense and affluenza, because it’s too much to expect that the actual law be honored when there’s a chance to exercise cruelty.

        • CruxifuxEnglish
          2•2 months ago

          Yeah, the “he’s too rich to be responsible for his own actions” defence was wild and I hate everyone involved in it almost as much as I hate the fact that it worked.

  • ϻеƌųʂɑEnglish
    58•4 months ago

    Doctors used to perform “pelvic exams” on unconscious women all the time without their knowledge or consent. Totally legit practice back in the day.