A Tennessee doctor has been charged with two counts of rape by fraud and sexual battery by fraud. He was arrested Sept. 22, 2009, but the case has not yet been settled. The judge for the case recently extended the settlement date for criminal charges against the doctor to June 17, 2010.

The suit against him alleges that he touched female patients inappropriately while presenting his actions as justified medical procedure at the Urgent Care Clinic on Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville, TN.

Three women have testified that the doctor lowered their pants and groped them inappropriately, asking if it hurt. The names of the women have been concealed in the lawsuit filings out of respect for the rape charges.

The attorney for two of the three lawsuits said that he will be refiling medical malpractice suits on behalf of his clients in addition to the current suits in court.

“We will be pleading in the alternative that these acts constitute medical malpractice; however we will continue to pursue our claim of medical battery as well,” he said.

If you or someone you know has had your trust in a medical professional abused, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod by calling 800-346-5529.