The Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency Order restricting gastroenterologist Subhash Gupta after he allegedly inappropriately touched a woman during an emergency room exam. Dr. Gupta was practicing medicine in Pompano Beach, Florida. He has been licensed to practice medicine in Florida since 1983. According to the Florida Department of Health, Dr. Subhash Gupta touched a 58-year-old patient’s breasts…
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DOCTOR SEXUAL ABUSE
Clermont Acupuncturist Arrested for Sexual Battery of Teenage Patient
Clermont, Florida acupuncturist Matthew Johnson has been arrested on charges he sexually battered a 16-year old female patient during an acupuncture procedure. According to law enforcement records, Matthew David Johnson allegedly placed his fingers in his teenage patient’s vagina and then forcibly put his mouth on her vagina to perform oral sex. The Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency…
Two Misdemeanor Battery Charges Filed Against Former Palm Coast Doctor Florence Fruehan
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has filed two misdemeanor criminal charges against former doctor Florence Freuhan in connection with inappropriately touching two female clients. At least five women in all have reported that their doctor, Florence Fruehan, made inappropriate and unwanted sexual contact with them. The five women range in age from 39 to 74. The criminal statute of limitations…
DANGER IN THE EXAM ROOM: Doctors Who Sexually Assault Patients
Many people incorrectly assume that an act of sexual assault by a physician cannot happen to them because it is rare and a person with substantial education and elevated status would never commit such a heinous act. Both of these beliefs are completely inaccurate. Attorney Adam Horowitz has handled numerous cases involving sexual assault by medical doctors and other health care personnel. Sexual…
Flagler County Doctor Florence Fruehan Facing Sexual Misconduct Claims
Palm Coast doctor Florence Fruehan is under criminal investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office following multiple claims of sexual misconduct with female clients. Dr. Fruehan had been the subject of similar complaints in the past but managed to avoid criminal punishment or discipline by the Department of Health. But in a June 29, 2018 Emergency Order, the State Surgeon…
Pennsylvania Pediatrician Johnnie “Jack” Barto Faces Dozens of Child Abuse Charges
Dr. Johnnie Wilson “Jack” Barto, a 70-year old Pennsylvania pediatrician, faces dozens of child molestation charges after police say twenty-nine victims have come forward to allege he sexually abused them, in some cases as their unaware parents were in the same room. The accusations go as far back as 1990, and as recent as early 2018. Dr. Barto is accused…
Dept. of Health Issues Emergency Order Suspending Florida Doctor’s License Due to Sexual Misconduct With Patient
The Florida Department of Health issued an Emergency Order on June 19, 2017 suspending the medical license of Dr. William Dalton in response to an allegation that he initiated sexual contact with a female patient on multiple occasions during appointments at his office between May 2016 and May 2017. The patient reported that Dr. Dalton touched her breasts, penetrated her vagina,…
HERNANDO COUNTY’S DR. ALFRED ALINGU ARRESTED ON BATTERY CHARGE FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Dr. Alfred Alingu, a physician in Hernando County, was arrested on March 14, 2017 on a battery charge. The arrest was made by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office in connection with a criminal case in which Dr. Alingu was charged with making unwanted sexual contact with a female patient at his office in Weeki Wachee in December 2015. According to public…
Wyoming Doctor Paul Harnetty Faces Charges He Sexually Assaulted Six OB/GYN Patients
The disturbing trend of doctors and other health care personnel committing sexual assault on patients continues throughout the nation. In the latest example, former Casper, Wyoming obstetrician/gynecologist Paul Harnetty was arrestedon charges of 12 counts of sexual assault and attempted drug possession. Harnetty, 46, could face between 18 and 225 years in prison for charges of nine counts of second-degree sexual…
Second Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed in Orlando Against Dr. Gopal Basisht
Sex abuse attorney Adam Horowitz has filed a lawsuit this week in Orlando, Florida on behalf of a client alleging that a former rheumatologist, Dr. Gopal Basisht sexually assaulted a female patient at his medical practice. In July 2016, the Florida Department of Health issued a Final Order accepting Dr. Basisht permanent relinquishment of his license to practice medicine after the…