Repeat offenders often target vulnerable patients

“By sheer numbers of victims, some physicians are among the nation’s worst sex offenders, experts say. The most notorious doctors victimized 1,000 or more patients. . .

“Patients may be at their most vulnerable during intimate medical examinations, when their genitals are exposed.

“Dr. Peter LaFuria, a gynecologist in Louisiana, took thousands of explicit photographs of his patients without their permission. He was indicted on 269 felony counts, including sexual battery and sexual molestation of a juvenile. In a plea deal he admitted to 20 counts, and in 2014 he was sentenced to 23 years in prison, with 15 suspended. . .

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https://doctors.ajc.com/many_alleged_victims/?ecmp=doctorssexabuse_microsite_stories

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