Doctors are some of the most trusted professionals in the United States. And while many do admirable work, some have taken advantage of and sexually abused the patients who put their faith in them. There have been more than 2400 reported cases of doctor sexual abuse...
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James Nesmith, A Little Rock Pediatrician, Hit with A Second Lawsuit For Child Molestation
On July 15, 2022, former Little Rock pediatrician James Nesmith, was slapped with another lawsuit filed by four men claiming they were all sexually abused by Nesmith when they were teenagers in the 1990s and 2010s, one of them being just 10 years of age. Three of the victims claim that the abuse occurred while they were under his medical care at…
Palm Coast Social Worker Robert Batie Get License Revoked Due to Sexual Misconduct With Teen Client
On June 9, 2022, Palm Coast social worker, Robert Batie, had his license to practice as a clinical social worker in Florida revoked following a disciplinary action brought by the Florida Department of Health Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling just eight months following the Emergency Order. Batie has been a licensed social worker…
Jupiter Chiropractor, Hamed Kian, Arrested For Practicing With Suspended License Due to Sexual Misconduct
In April 2022, Dr. Hamed Kian was arrested in Palm Beach County and now faces seven counts of unlicensed practice of health care profession. Kian, 41, was a staffed Chiropractor at Capstone Chiropractic Center located at 1200 Town Center Dr, Jupiter, FL 33458. He has been a licensed medical doctor in Florida since 2011. In September 2018, the Board of Chiropractic Medicine entered a…
Miami Beach Doctor Alan Li Arrested for Attempting to Sex Traffic a Minor
On May 12, 2022, the FBI arrested Alan Li, a resident doctor at in Miami Beach, for attempting to sex traffick a 12-year-old girl. Li faces charges of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and attempted coercion or enticement of a minor younger than 14. Li, 26, is being held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami until sentencing. According…
Orlando Massage Therapist Sergio Borges Arrested, Admits to Sexual Battery on Patient
Orlando massage therapist, Sergio Da Silva Borges, was arrested on May 2, 2022, on a charge that he committed sexual battery on a female client during a spa appointment. According to media reports, a criminal complaint was filed at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office by a woman claiming that Borges sexually assaulted her during two massage appointments. The two incidents…
Palm Beach Behavioral Health Tech Arrested For Sexual Misconduct with Patient
On January 3, 2022, Edy Velasquez, was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct. The arrest stems from a complaint by a former patient that Velasquez sexually assaulted her on January 29, 2021. Edy Velasquez, age 53, was a behavioral health technician at substance abuse and mental health facility in Lantana, Florida when the alleged sexual misconduct occurred. Velasquez is not…
Doctor In Training Arrested For Sexually Abusing Patient At Aventura Hospital
On Wednesday, December 23, 2021, Dr. Keun Lee surrendered to New jersey police to face allegations that he sexually assaulted a patient during exams at Aventura Hospital over two years ago. Keun Lee, age 29, was charged with two counts of sexual battery and was awaiting extradition in jail in Bergen, New Jersey. Last week, he made a deal in court that…
Lawsuit Filed Against Lakeside Medical Center in Palm Beach County for Sexual Misconduct
On December 16, 2021, Horowitz Law filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court against Lakeside Medical Center due to sexual misconduct by an emergency medical technician, Michael Wheatley, while on duty at the hospital. Lakeside Medical Center is located at 39200 Hooker Hwy, Belle Glade, FL 33430. Michael Wheatley received his EMT license with the Department of Health in 2001.…
Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Former Neurologist Dr. Ricardo Cruciani and Hospitals that Employed Him
In 2017, Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, a neurologist, faced a total of 30 criminal counts after admitting to sexually abusing multiple women after prescribing them obscene dosages of opioids and pain medications. More than 17 women in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania accuse him of sexual misconduct. According to news reports, Dr. Cruciani was finally charged with sexual assault in Pennsylvania.…