Tag: gynecologist

Ex-UCLA Gynecologist Found Guilty of 5 Sex-Related Charges, Acquitted of 7 Others

A former University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA) gynecologist was found guilty of sexually abusing patients during his tenure at the university Oct. 20. Dr. James Mason Heaps, 65, was indicted on 21 sex-related charges involving seven patients between 2009 and 2018 but was only found guilty of five counts—three counts of sexual battery by fraud and…


University of California Settles Gynecologist Sexual Abuse Cases for $374 Million

LOS ANGELES—Legal damages from accusations of sexual misconduct by an ex-UCLA gynecologist climbed higher on May 24, with attorneys for 312 former patients announcing a $374 million settlement of abuse lawsuits against the University of California (UC). The settlement of cases involving former campus gynecologist James Heaps comes on top of a $243.6 million resolution…