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Fitness to practise committee makes no findings after allegations against doctor unproven
A Medical Council fitness to practise committee has made no findings of fact or misconduct regarding allegations that an anaesthetist inappropriately touched, in the genital area, four patients under sedation at Naas General Hospital in 2016 and 2017.
Feb 13


Scheme to compensate Stardust survivors 'disappointing', says solicitor
Earlier, Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan announced a payment of €20,000 for survivors of the fire for "delays in providing truth and justice".
Feb 10


Former Michigan youth hockey doctor facing new sexual assault charges in Minnesota
Zvi Levran, 69, of Farmington Hills, was sentenced in April 2025 to 10 to 25 years in prison after pleading no contest in Michigan to 28 charges relating to sexual misconduct. He is currently held in the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac.
Feb 6


FBI Arrests Smyth County Doctor on Child Exploitation Charges
A 68-year-old doctor, who worked at Smyth County Community Hospital and allegedly had a sexual relationship with an underage female coworker
Feb 4


Disgraced West Linn Doctor settles $1 Billion lawsuit
A civil suit stemming from the alleged sexual abuse of nearly 200 patients by former West Linn Doctor has settled against the last defendant
Feb 3


Boise psychiatrist dies before child sex-abuse trial
Despite complaints against Pines dating to the early 2010s — and his medical license being temporarily revoked — the doctor was not charged with a crime for a decade. And he was allowed to practice medicine again during that time.
In 2023, Pines was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a minor, and later charged with two additional counts, for a total of five felonies.
Jan 30


Anesthesiologist sentenced for child sex abuse image possession
A former pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Boston's Children's Hospital was sentenced Wednesday to decades in prison after his conviction on charges tied to child sexual abuse materials
Jan 29


Ex-Children's doctor accused of giving kids unnecessary genital exams
A former longtime doctor at Cincinnati Children's who is accused of possessing more than 150,000 images and hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused also faces allegations in civil lawsuits that he performed medically unnecessary genital exams.
Jan 28


Doctor sentenced to prison three decades after violent rape case
A former Sycamore Township doctor has been sentenced to prison after admitting to raping a woman in Cincinnati more than three decades ago, according to prosecutors.
Jan 28


More than 500 report sexual abuse during military medical examinations
Detectives are encouraging anyone with information about sexual abuse during military medical examinations to come forward after receiving more than 500 reports.
Jan 26


Doctor Charged With 13 Counts of Child Exploitation
According to documents from the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Kevin Preece was booked Thursday shortly before 2:30 p.m. on the charges. Documents said the offense happened in September 2025.
Jan 23


Doctor Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Coercion Production of Child Sex Abuse Material
According to court documents, Supan used an app to coerce and entice an individual under the age of 18 to engage in sexual activity. Supan misrepresented his age as 19 years old and persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced the minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of such conduct.
Jan 20


Sexual abuse allegations against foster-care doctor
Dozens of children in foster care and multiple boys who lived in Clyne’s home when he was a licensed foster parent have accused him of sexual abuse, and he has been the subject of criminal investigations dating back to 2001.
Jan 20


Medical Council launches investigation into doctor charged over child abuse content
The Medical Council of Malta said it has been informed of a case involving a 37-year-old doctor who was charged last week with downloading child sexual abuse content from the internet.
Jan 20


Man Sexually assaulted three women in Drogheda Hospital
Drogheda Circuit Court has heard that a man who sexually assaulted three women in Our Lady of Lourdes hospital almost three years ago, was a patient there.
Jan 17


RCMP applicants endured 'improper and invasive' medical exams for years
One thousand RCMP employees, past and present, allege that as new recruits applying for jobs they were subjected to "improper and invasive" breast, genital and rectal exams during mandatory medical screening.
Jan 16


Doctor pleads not guilty to child abuse material charges
A 37-year-old doctor was arraigned in court on Monday evening, where he pleaded not guilty to charges involving the downloading and accessing of child sexual abuse material allegedly depicting children under the age of nine.
Jan 13


Child psychiatrist sued by the parents of girl he raped
A child psychiatrist who raped and sexually assaulted a 15-yearold girl at his HSE workplace is being sued by her family. Amirul Arif Bin Mohd Yunos, of Hollystown, Dublin 15, was sentenced in December 2024 to eight-and-a-half years in prison on eight charges of sexually abusing and grooming the teenager.
Jan 11


Pediatrician charged with raping patients returns to court
Richard Kauff, the Norwell pediatrician charged with raping his patients, returns to Brockton Superior Court for a pretrial hearing this week. Kauff practiced medicine at South Shore Medical Center for 40 years between 1983 and 2023.
Jan 9


Doctor Sentenced for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Khursheed Haider, 50, of Roseville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dena M. Coggins to 9 years in prison for distribution of child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
Jan 9
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