State Appears Lax in Checking Out Sex Claims Against Doctors

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Hundreds of doctors and counselors in Washington have been allowed to keep working despite complaints from patients of sexual misconduct, according to a newspaper report.

The Seattle Times investigation found the state Department of Health repeatedly failed to adequately investigate and penalize offenders -- including doctors, nurses, chiropractors and counselors.

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State Appears Lax in Checking Out Sex Claims Against Doctors

Since 1995, the department has dismissed 461 sexual-misconduct complaints -- about a third of the nearly 1,500 received -- without making an inquiry. Fewer than 1 percent of all health care p...

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