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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Patrick Whittle

A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges

Doctor Abuse Lawsuit - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade.

The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and other unwarranted procedures on patients dating back to 2010. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Todd was indicted earlier that day for “two counts of rape alleging the sexual assault of two women.”

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