A
nationwide investigation finds widespread sexual abuse by doctors, and
systemic failures in oversight and response that perpetuated it.
Patients are sexually abused by doctors with disturbing frequency, and a
combination of weak oversight and minimal consequences have allowed
known offenders to continue to practice. Details of this systemic
problem were revealed in an series of stories published Wednesday by the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), which conducted a sweeping investigation analyzing 100,000 disciplinary orders against doctors filed since 1999.