{"id":2067663,"date":"2023-10-14T19:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T23:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-85-women-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-boston-doctor-for-alleged-sexual-assaults\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T19:15:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T23:15:47","slug":"over-85-women-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-boston-doctor-for-alleged-sexual-assaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-85-women-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-boston-doctor-for-alleged-sexual-assaults\/","title":{"rendered":"85+ Women Sue Boston Doctor for Alleged Sexual Assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-85-women-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-boston-doctor-for-alleged-sexual-assaults%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2067663&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by \u2064Darren McCollester\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s \u2062Abril\u2062 Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>4:07\u2063 PM \u2013\u2064 Saturday, October 14, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Over 85\u2063 women have launched a class action lawsuit against a former doctor accusing him of\u200d performing \u2062inappropriate \u200dbreast and pelvic exams \u200bat different healthcare facilities. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bwomen filed the lawsuit against former doctor\u2062 Derrick Todd in Suffolk Superior Court naming Todd, Brigham and Women\u2019s (BWH), Brigham and Women\u2019s Faulkner Hospital,\u2063 Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Inc., and \u2062Charles River Medical Associates after the doctor is facing three separate\u200d lawsuits for sexual assault. <\/p>\n<p>According to alleged victim Mimi DiTrani, who also filed\u200c a lawsuit\u2062 against the \u2063doctor, she first sought care\u200b from the rheumatologist for a genetic\u200d joint\u2062 and skin condition at Charles River Medical\u2063 where Todd allegedly \u201cbegan\u200b subjecting her to a course of predatory grooming, boundary violating, mental, emotional, and physical sexual abuse that was \u2063masked by his position\u200d of \u200cpower and authority over [a patient] in \u200cdire need \u2063of treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During that initial visit, DiTrani accused Todd of interrogating her about \u200dher appearance, sexual history, and sexual activities. She\u200b claimed he forced her to undress in front of him before doing medically unnecessary pelvic examinations which were reportedly \u200ddone without the proper tools normally used\u2064 during the exam.<\/p>\n<p>Todd\u200d is \u2064accused\u200c of fondling and groping DiTrani \u2062during a breast exam and making sexual\u2062 comments during \u2063a gynecological exam.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawsuit, he \u200dalso \u2063repeatedly contacted and texted DiTrani,\u200d even as recently as September 29th. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of July of\u2063 this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/doc\/vanp-for-dr-todd-9-5-23-pdf\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Todd \u200bsigned a letter \u200bagreeing to stop practicing medicine<\/a> at BWH after complaints were made. <\/p>\n<p>BWH Chief Medical Officer \u2064and Senior\u2062 Vice President of Medical Affairs \u200dCharles Morris released \u200ba \u200dstatement saying they launched investigations as soon as\u200b they heard about the complaints. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAfter receiving \u2063two anonymous complaints about Dr. Derrick Todd, we immediately \u2064launched an investigation and then \u2063placed Dr. Todd on administrative leave once\u2063 we learned more,\u201d Morris said. \u201cWe\u2062 made \u200ba\u2063 decision to terminate his employment after the conclusion of that initial investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DiTrani \u2063argued that Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and the \u2062other\u2063 medical institutions where Todd \u200dworked were aware or should have\u200c been aware that he \u201chad a proclivity \u2063to abuse his patients, yet they ignored the warning signs, failed to \u200csupervise\u2026 Todd, failed \u2062to properly train and supervise their \u200dstaff, and violated the duties they owed to their patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said in a statement Tuesday that she came\u2062 forward with\u2064 her tale \u201cbecause someone had to.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen you trust someone \u200bin a \u2063position \u2064of power, go\u200b to them for\u200c healing, and are instead\u2062 hurt, it\u2019s frightening, confusing, and difficult to process,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is no shame. Predators are adept at picking up cues\u2063 others cannot\u200b see.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Her\u200b attorneys at Peiffer\u2062 Wolf Carr Kane Conway &#038; Wise and Justice Law Collaborative \u2063said in a press statement on\u2062 Tuesday that Todd \u2064abused \u201cwell over 100 other victims.\u201d Lubin &#038; Meyer, another law firm, said its lawyers are already representing 34 of\u200c Todd\u2019s former patients.<\/p>\n<p>Todd has \u2062also agreed to\u200d stop practicing medicine in\u200c Massachusetts and other states in early September, but stated\u200b that the voluntary agreement does not mean he admits to any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>A \u200chearing for the case will be held on October 17<sup>th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200d breaking news blasts\u200b directly \u200bto your inbox for\u200d free.\u200b Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Israel-Hamas war:\u2064 A turning\u00a0point in history.\u00a0One \u200cAmerica\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd\u2064 sits down \u200cwith Middle\u2063 East\u200c historian Asaf Romirowsky to explore the history of the \u200cregion and the impact on international\u2064 relations. Produced by \u200cOne\u200d America\u2019s Zach Peterson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week\u200c has been\u200b filled with major\u200b headlines in the U.S. and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel\u2064 Acenas has more in \u200dour Week in Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the war in Israel continues to\u2062 claim innocent lives, Congress rallies around\u2063 the Jewish \u200dstate as\u2064 they fight to defend themselves. One America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor has more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As the war \u2064in \u200bIsrael \u2064continues to\u2064 claim the lives of innocent people,\u2063 a new poll suggests American\u2064 citizens stand firmly with out ally in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google said \u2063on Thursday that it will defend users of generative artificial-intelligence systems \u2063in \u200cits\u2064 Google\u200b Cloud and Workspace platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>China has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-loses-33-of-primetime-viewership-during-israel-war-coverage\/\" title=\"MSNBC's Primetime Viewership Drops by 33% Amid Israel War Coverage\">published proposed security \u200drequirements<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doxxing-truck-displaying-students-faces-drives-on-harvards-campus-after-alleged-signing-of-pro-hamas-letter\/\" title=\"'Doxxing Truck' with Students' Faces Drives on Harvard Campus Following Alleged Pro-Hamas Letter\">firms offering\u2062 services powered<\/a> by generative artificial\u200b intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Internet companies \u200cGoogle, Amazon and Cloudflare say they have weathered the internet\u2019s largest-known denial of service \u2064attack.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung said its preliminary third-quarter\u200b profit dropped \u200cby \u200ca smaller-than-expected 78%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What actions did the medical institutions \u200dwhere Todd worked \u2063take upon learning about the complaints against him?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Former Doctor Accused of Inappropriate Exams<\/p>\n<p>Over 85\u2062 women have come forward to launch \u2062a class-action lawsuit against a former doctor,\u200c Derrick Todd,\u200d accusing him of performing inappropriate breast and pelvic exams at \u2063various healthcare facilities. \u2064The lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior \u2064Court and includes Todd,\u2064 Brigham and Women&#8217;s (BWH),\u2062 Brigham and Women&#8217;s Faulkner\u2062 Hospital, Mass General Brigham Community Physicians Inc., and Charles\u2064 River Medical Associates.<\/p>\n<p>One of the alleged victims, Mimi DiTrani, who\u200d also filed a separate lawsuit \u200cagainst\u200b Todd, claims that she initially\u200c sought care\u200c from him for a genetic joint and skin condition\u2062 at\u200d Charles River Medical. It\u2063 was\u200d during this time\u2064 that Todd allegedly began subjecting her to predatory grooming and boundary-violating behavior, which included mental, emotional, and physical sexual abuse.\u200d DiTrani\u2064 alleges that Todd interrogated her about \u200bher \u2064appearance, sexual history, and activities, \u2062and forced her to undress in front of him for medically unnecessary pelvic examinations, which were performed without the proper tools.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, DiTrani accuses Todd of fondling and groping her during a \u2064breast exam\u200d and making sexual comments during a gynecological exam. The lawsuit \u2062also claims that \u200dTodd repeatedly contacted and texted DiTrani, including as recently as September 29th.<\/p>\n<p>In response to complaints, Todd \u2062agreed to cease practicing medicine at BWH in July\u2064 of\u2063 this year. \u200dChief Medical Officer\u2063 and Senior \u2063Vice\u200d President of Medical Affairs, Charles Morris, stated \u2064that the hospital launched an investigation\u200d as soon\u200d as they became aware of the complaints.\u200c After the conclusion \u2062of the \u2063initial investigation, BWH made\u200c the decision to terminate Todd&#8217;s employment.<\/p>\n<p>DiTrani argues that Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital and other medical \u200binstitutions where Todd worked should have known about his proclivity\u200d to abuse patients but\u200b failed to take appropriate action. She released a statement saying that she decided to come forward because someone had to, emphasizing the importance of speaking up against abuse, even in\u2062 positions of power.<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys representing \u200cDiTrani and other victims claim\u200b that Todd \u2064has abused well \u2064over 100\u200d other\u2063 victims. Todd\u2062 has agreed \u200bto voluntarily stop practicing medicine in Massachusetts \u2064and other states, although he \u200bmaintains that this agreement\u200c does not imply any admission of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>A hearing \u2064for the \u200ccase is scheduled to \u2062take \u2063place on October \u206317th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 85 women have filed a class action lawsuit against ex-doctor Derrick Todd, alleging inappropriate breast and pelvic exams at various healthcare centers. 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