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Patients Reveal Horror Stories About Utah OBGYN Who Allegedly Abused More Than 80 Women
Patients Reveal Horror Stories About Utah OBGYN Who Allegedly Abused More Than 80 WomenPatients Reveal Horror Stories About Utah OBGYN Who Allegedly Abused More Than 80 Women Jane Doe S.P. was a 19-year-old college student and newly engaged in 2008 when she booked an appointment for a “premarital exam.” Such visits are unique to heavily Mormon Utah, can be similar to a. first annual gynecology checkup, and are meant to establish a relationship with an OB-GYN before marriage and having sex for the first time. “I had heard that women go to the DOCTOR before they get married and get birth control,” Jane, who is identified in the lawsuit as ‘Jane Doe S.P.,’ told The Daily Beast in an interview. “I don’t think I knew what to expect.” Jane decided to see Dr. David H. Broadbent , a gynecologist within walking distance of her Provo apartment complex and whose office accepted her parents’ insurance. But she claims nothing could prepare her for what she experienced in his office: unexpected, painful, and medically unnecessary breast, vaginal, and rectal exams. “We take these allegations very seriously and are committed to ensure the safety of our patients.” According to one lawsuit filed in Utah state court, Broadbent abruptly reached up Jane’s gown and grabbed her breasts after he entered the room. Then, as “Jane Doe S.P. tried to convince herself this must be normal, Broadbent, again with no warning or explanation, stuck his fingers in her vagina,” the complaint alleges. “As if that was not bad enough, Broadbent then caught her completely off guard when he suddenly shoved his fingers into her anus for a rectal exam, causing her extreme pain,” the filing continues, adding that as Jane winced in pain, the said nothing. When the exam was over, however, Broadbent told her something that made her stomach turn. “Well, your husband is a lucky man,” he allegedly said. Court papers allege Broadbent made similar comments to other patients, telling one accuser, “Your fiance is pretty lucky to get to have sex with a girl like you,” and complimenting another woman’s “pretty pink” vagina, and a third patient’s “nice legs.” He allegedly told a fourth: “You’re so attractive that your fiance. won’t be able to help himself on your wedding night even if you’re on your period.” A fifth woman says Broadbent, after inserting his entire finger into her rectum, announced, “I bet your boyfriend really likes those tan lines.” Even worse, a sixth woman says he leaned his face toward her vagina. for a long time and declared, “Everything smells okay,” before massaging parts of her vulva. A lawsuit says Broadbent quizzed her about her sexual history, saying he didn’t believe she was a virgin. The DOCTOR “told her that a lot of young Mormon women came in lying to their husbands about their sexual activity but he could always tell who was lying,” the filing states. The survivors are represented by Salt Lake City firm Gross & Rooney. One of their attorneys, J. Adam Sorenson, said, “We are proud to represent the 83 women in this case who bravely came forward and told their stories, and we hope we can help them obtain justice against Broadbent and against the institutions, Intermountain Health Care and HCA, who failed to stop him. watch this,’ and then sticking those three fingers in a woman’s vagina, causing her to cry, and asking how it feels, health care? Is asking a woman if she needs a minute to get ready to be assaulted before digitally penetrating her vagina health care?” Ex-Amber Heard Pal Recalls Actress Having Busted Lip and Missing Hair Broadbent’s lawyers, in a filing last week, maintained that the was doing his job and “it is not reasonable to infer that an OB/GYN has no medical purpose to examine the breasts, vaginas, and rectums of his patients. other than his own sexual gratification.” “Most Plaintiffs did not think they had been sexually abused until Plaintiff Jane Doe S.P. complained about her experience with Dr. Broadbent on a podcast and characterized his examination of her as sexual abuse,” they argued. Jane Doe S.P. told The Daily Beast that she soon learned that women had reported Broadbent’s alleged misconduct through different avenues over the years, to hospital administrators and to DOPL, but he continued to practice medicine until the lawsuit was filed. One married couple, Sam and Bonnie, told The Daily Beast that they reported Broadbent to DOPL in 2018, almost a year after their appointment with him. “They ultimately said they didn’t have enough evidence to take any action on his license, but it did end in an informal conversation which I think was the equivalent of a slap on the hand to the DOCTOR, Bonnie said. The couple, who asked to be identified only by first name, also left negative Google reviews. “But the person who did the investigation from DOPL basically summed Dr. Broadbent’s behavior up to just bad bedside manner and being in the profession for such a long time that he’s lost his touch with people skills,” she continued. “I wrote back and said I think that’s totally missing the mark, I think this guy is dangerous.” Then recent BYU grads, Bonnie and Sam said they visited Broadbent because they were having trouble getting pregnant and wanted a to answer their questions. Broadbent, they claimed, ignored their queries and went on tangents about menstrual cramps and his wife’s vaginal health. “I remember thinking, ‘What in the world? “He got what he wanted, which was to put his fingers up someone’s vagina.” Bonnie said the experience impacted her so much that she no longer trusts male doctors and continued to monitor Broadbent’s Google reviews years after her encounter with him. In recent months, some patients left positive feedback, perhaps to combat some of the negative publicity. “His personality may not be for everyone, but he’s been an excellent for me,” one woman wrote. Another female patient noted, “He is an excellent and caring DOCTOR. He doesn’t mince words, he’s straightforward and is very knowledgeable. I have recommended him to several of my friends.” “Just because this was a great DOCTOR to a lot of women and delivered a lot of babies and did a lot of good,” Bonnie said, “doesn’t mean he also is and was capable of a lot of evil and abuse. It’s important to realize that both can exist.” From Jane Doe S.P.’s perspective, the alleged sexual abuse reminded her of Larry NASSAR the USA GYMNASTICS team DOCTOR who sexually abused hundreds of girls and young women. In some cases, NASSAR molested the gymnasts when their parents were in the room by blocking their view with a towel or positioning himself in front of their line of sight. Broadbent is far from the only male gynecologist to face such accusations. Former Columbia University gynecologist Robert Hadden is facing trial in Manhattan federal court this fall for allegedly sexually abusing scores of female patients, including minors. An indictment states this molestation occurred “under the guise of conducting purported gynecological and obstetric examinations at Hadden’s medical offices and at hospitals in New York.” Evelyn Yang , the wife of former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, came forward to say she was one victim who testified against him before a grand jury. And, this year, UCLA reached a $243.6 million settlement with 200 women who claim they were abused by university gynecologist James Heaps , who also faces criminal charges. Dr. Jana J. Richards, an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UChicago Medicine, told The Daily Beast that in general, if a teenager or young woman is seeing a gynecologist for the first time, a vaginal or breast exam isn’t necessary. It’s recommended, however, that women start getting routine Pap smears at age 21. Richards said that typically a medical assistant or a nurse will see the patient first, before the enters the exam room, and explain what will happen during the visit. “Prior to touching a patient, you should have a conversation with them,” Richards said. “There should be an agreement before a patient is ever touched in terms of what exactly is going to be done.” “Touch should never be unexpected in any DOCTOR’S office but certainly in the gynecologist’s office,” Richards added. “You have to ask for permission.” As for rectal-vaginal examinations, Richard said certain doctors might perform them annually but they’re usually only necessary if a physician is concerned that a patient has endometriosis or cancer and they’re checking for nodules. “But that’s not something that you do every year, all the time,” Richards said.
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