Ex-UCLA gynecologist James Heaps found guilty of sex abuse
UCLA had previously agreed to pay out nearly $700 million in lawsuit settlements to hundreds of patients who said Heaps abused them.
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UCLA had previously agreed to pay out nearly $700 million in lawsuit settlements to hundreds of patients who said Heaps abused them.
A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles was found guilty Thursday on five counts of sexually abusing female patients, in a criminal case that came after the university system made nearly US$700 million in lawsuit payouts.
Jurors on Thursday found former UCLA campus gynecologist James Heaps guilty of five sex-related counts, while acquitting him on seven. Heaps, 65, was facing trial on 21-sex-related counts.
A former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles has been found guilty on five counts in a sexual abuse case in a Los Angeles court.
Dr. James Heaps faces up to 28 years in prison.