Wendell Eakes News Today

The license of Mark Wendell Eakes, of Montevideo, was revoked after a Sept. 9 meeting of the board. Among other misconduct, which Eakes denies, he is said to have engaged in sexual conduct with a patient.

Dr. Mark Eakes of Granite Falls is facing three felony charges of criminal sexual conduct for allegedly performing unnecessary pelvic exams on a patient in 2020 and 2021. He made his first court appearance March 21, and will next be in court June 13. In an agreement with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, he is not practicing medicine while the charges are being resolved.