More than 200 women and several men accuse doctor in lawsuit of sexual abuse, unnecessary exams
More than 200 women have accused a Massachusetts doctor in a lawsuit of sexual abusing them by performing unnecessary pelvic and breast exams
By MICHAEL CASEY
Published - Apr 09, 2024, 12:51 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 09, 2024, 12:51 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — More than a decade ago, Kristin Fritz was struggling with pain in her spine and saw a rheumatologist recommended by her doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
The visit with Dr. Derrick Todd started normally for the 37-year-old New Hampshire woman. But as Todd progressed, he aggressively groped her breasts, she said, to the point that he “seemed to enjoy that a little too much.”
Only last year, when contacted by the hospital about Todd, she realized a line had been crossed. And she was not alone.
“I feel so violated," she told The Associated Press. "I feel so ashamed of myself for not knowing better in the moment to do anything and to be like, yeah, this did feel wrong and I should tell somebody.”
