A Dispatch investigation found hundreds of Ohio doctors have sexually abused or harassed more than 440 patients since 1980.
No woman should have to go through that. It was a simple case of a man thinking he could do whatever he wanted with female patients. I was terrified to go back to see other doctors and even now I do heavy research on all of them before I walk into their office.He was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty on five charges of misdemeanor assault in May 2008. The medical board didn’t strip Chandran of his medical license until September 2009.“What Mr.
Board records also exclude the fact that the twin doctors abused their own patients, whom prosecutors said were groomed and bribed with drugs and money. “It had to be 10 to 15 minutes. It felt like forever,” he said. “I didn't really think anything about it, because I thought this is what a physical is. But when I look back at it, that was definitely inappropriate.”Dispatch reporters will continue investigating doctor sexual misconduct and the State Medical Board of Ohio's handling of it over the years. Share your story if you're interested in having reporters look into it.
Robert Blankenburg promised it would never happen again. Then, a few weeks later it occurred a second time. The board hired a victim coordinator, a manager of compliance, a sexual misconduct enforcement attorney, an additional hearing officer and more investigators, two of whom now take the lead on sexual misconduct cases. The board now employs 85 people, the highest number of workers its ever had, spokeswoman Jerica Stewart said in a memorandum to The Dispatch.
After the Strauss revelations, DeWine appointed the working group to review previously closed cases. The group re-examined 1,254 complaints dating back 25 years and recommended that the board reopen 91.Medical board leaders hope a bill proposed in 2022 by state Sen. Bob Hackett, R-Springfield, will be reintroduced this legislative session and bring further reform.
Ohio law allows victims of childhood sexual abuse to file a civil lawsuit until they’re 30 years old. Adult victims of sexual abuse have a one- to two-year window during which they can file a civil claim in Ohio. “There’s often confusion over what just happened,” Kircher said. “Patients might be asking themselves, was it standard medical practice or were they just abused?”
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