A former UCLA gynecologist, James Heaps, has been indicted on 21 counts of sex abuse and sexual exploitation. The charges stem from allegations that he fondled a patient’s breasts during an examination in 2015.
Heaps is not the only doctor to be accused of these types of crimes against patients in recent years. This is a topic that many people are concerned about because it can cause both emotional and physical harm to victims for many years after the incident occurs.
1. James Heaps, former UCLA gynecologist, is indicted on 21 counts of sex abuse
2. Charges include oral copulation and sexual penetration with a foreign object
3. Allegations date back to the 1990s
4. The prosecutor, in this case, says that “the defendant abused his position as a trusted doctor who was supposed to be providing care for these women”
5. Victims say they were violated by an individual they thought cared about them and their health
6. If convicted, he faces up to 31 years in prison or lifetime probation
##The indictment includes charges for rape
A court document said the grand jury charged a former gynecologist at the University of California, Los Angeles with 21 cases of sexual abuse on Monday in charges of sexually assaulting seven women.
According to a copy of the unsealed complaint on Monday, Dr. James Heeps, 64, was sexually assaulted by fraud, sexually exploited by patients, and sexually infiltrated by unconscious people through fraudulent expressions. Faced with multiple counts.
Dr Heap has pleaded not guilty. His attorney insists that he will be found innocent when the case goes to trial.
Dr. Heaps was employed by UCLA as an ob-gyn from 2014 to 2018. Dr. Heaps did his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at UCLA School of Medicine from 1983 to 1989.
From 1990 to January 31, 2014, Dr. Heaps’ private practice was independent from UCLA Health, but Dr. Heaps had privileges at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and from 1989 until 2018, Dr. Heaps served on the UCLA Medical School faculty. During his internship, residence, and fellowship, and until June of 2010, Dr. Heaps was a consulting physician for UCLA Student Health.
