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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Women say they were failed by sexual abuse investigation of Oregon doctor

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Katie Medley gives testimony before the West Linn city council in Oregon on 5 February 2024. Photograph: West Linn City Council

An Oregon physician who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of women in his care has evaded criminal charges – but patients hope to attain some level of justice by continuing to pursue a lawsuit against him demanding damages.

In a CNN article published on Sunday, patients of the former doctor, David Farley, said they hope their litigation holds him to some account after he subjected them to years of unnecessary breast, genital and rectal exams, adding to a spate of cases involving US physicians reported to have violated people in their care during their most vulnerable moments.

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