Doctor & Hospital Sexual Assault

A doctor at the center of a widespread sexual abuse scandal involving both children and adults is continuing to cause significant legal challenges for Henry Ford Health System. This includes the filing of three new lawsuits, one of which seeks $100 million in damages. The new cases bring to light horrifying allegations of sexual abuse, […]

Attorneys have filed lawsuits against DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, its parent company Tenet Health, and Wilfredo Figueroa-Berrios, a nurse charged with sexual assault. The lawsuits were announced during a press conference on Wednesday, where the attorneys detailed the disturbing allegations involving the nurse and the hospital’s role in allowing him to continue working despite red flags.

Two inmates at the Charleston County Jail have filed lawsuits alleging that Dr. John Pfeiffer, the former medical director for the facility, sexually assaulted them during medical exams. The lawsuits, filed on Sept. 8, 2025, claim that Pfeiffer coerced the inmates into silence with promises of medication and threatened them with lockdown if they spoke

On August 11, 2025, a civil complaint was filed in the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York on behalf of a 21-year-old patient alleging sexual abuse during a medical examination at Modern MD Urgent Care’s Woodhaven, Queens, facility. The lawsuit names Modern MD Management Services, LLC, Modern MD Urgent Care – Woodhaven,

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella has announced the arrest of 68-year-old Richard B. Tancer from Montville, NJ, on charges of sexual assault following an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Little Ferry Police Department. Tancer, a doctor, is accused of sexually assaulting an adult female patient during an examination at the Family

The family of 73-year-old Eva Lay has filed a lawsuit against Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, accusing the hospital of failing to protect her from sexual assault by a nurse during her stay in October 2024. Lay was being treated for heart-related symptoms when the alleged incident occurred, sparking outrage from her family and the

A group of sexual assault survivors is voicing strong objections to a plea deal that will allow Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng, a former doctor at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, to serve just 24 years in prison for sexually abusing and filming unconscious women. The plea deal has sparked outrage, with victims and their attorneys accusing

Several former patients of Dr. Derrick Todd, a rheumatologist accused of sexual abuse, are speaking out to urge Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a new law aimed at protecting patients during sensitive medical exams. The women are pushing for a bill that would require a trained chaperone to be present during such exams unless the patient

A series of disturbing allegations against Vista Maria, a residential treatment facility for girls, have come to light, further complicating the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 16-year-old Tasia Keaton. Keaton, who has been missing since March 14, 2025, is believed to have been involved in the facility’s alleged abuse crisis, which includes claims of