PA doctor molested over 2 dozen children over the years

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A Cambria County, PA pediatrician arrested in January on charges he molested a 12-year-old girl in his office was accused Monday of sexually abusing more than 25 other patients over the past several decades, in some instances as their unaware parents were in the same room. Dr. Johnnie Wilson "Jack" Barto, 70, used his position at a pediatric practice in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, "to feed his own, sick sexual desires," Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Monday in announcing the new charges.

Police said he molested both girls and boys, though most of the alleged victims were girls. The charging documents said Barto used his bare fingers to digitally penetrate girls and fondle the genitals of boys.

The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat has reported that in 1998, Barto was accused of sexually molesting two girls during office visits. He was never charged criminally and denied the allegations. Two years later the Board of Medicine determined he could keep his license, ruling the allegations lacked evidence.

A woman confronted Barto in 2017 after the doctor made her wait outside the room while he examined her son's genitals, although the 12-year-old was only suffering from the flu, police said. The woman returned to see the doctor fondling her son, police said, so she "immediately confronted" Barto, who walked away without offering any explanation.

https://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-doctor-molested-over-dozen-children-over-the-years/article_88012f9a-4859-59e8-a1b3-12e7fd86400b.html

[Grassy Knoll]

1. Disgusting

[TheBlackAdder]

2. Back in the 80s, one could buy reports of doctors, which included sex assaults and other violence.

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There was some report, which I purchased just for doctors in my area, that showed any criminal charges, AMA complaints, or any other records filed with medical associations. This showed how doctors would move from state to state, whenever they were accused or had complaints filed, to start anew. Many of the doctors, who had these allegations, moved multiple times. Some of the perverts were pediatricians, eye doctors, and general family practitioners. One live and operated out of his house, just a couple of miles from me. Imagine going to a pediatrician, and then realizing that this person had prior pedo or sexual reports or criminal charges filed. Some of these folks were convicted criminals, who were allowed to retain their medical licenses.


The medical associations used to make this information quasi-public, which is how I was able to buy this report. But, they have since closed access to these records, much the same way churches hide sexual abuse and violence charges against priests and ministers. This is supposedly self-regulated by these associations--yeah, right!

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[appalachiablue]

3. Pedophile pediatrician from Pennsylvania, lowlife perv. predator.

Alliteration fits, not funny.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Meet Trump's next choice for Surgeon General. He would surely give Trump a clean bill of health.