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State lets doctors accused of sexual abuse on patients keep practicing
Other women say they are sexually victimized by their physician.
And while some South Florida doctors eventually lose or give up their licenses, others continue to practice even after they admit to sexual misconduct on a patient, a Palm Beach Post investigation led by its sister newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, found. A convoluted complaint system in Florida can end up protecting these doctors, giving them every opportunity to mitigate discipline.
“I feel I failed somehow. I didn’t get any justice,” Basham says of her criminal sexual battery case against Dr. Manuel Abreu. “It has been all for nothing.”
The case fell apart when Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Charles Burton barred other alleged victims from testifying, saying he was “concerned about the credibility” of the potential witnesses.
And while some South Florida doctors eventually lose or give up their licenses, others continue to practice even after they admit to sexual misconduct on a patient, a Palm Beach Post investigation led by its sister newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, found. A convoluted complaint system in Florida can end up protecting these doctors, giving them every opportunity to mitigate discipline.
“I feel I failed somehow. I didn’t get any justice,” Basham says of her criminal sexual battery case against Dr. Manuel Abreu. “It has been all for nothing.”
The case fell apart when Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Charles Burton barred other alleged victims from testifying, saying he was “concerned about the credibility” of the potential witnesses.
Read more: http://palmbeachhealthbeat.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/07/06/state-lets-doctors-accused-of-sexual-abuse-on-patients-keep-practicing/
