NEWPORT
BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mary
Alexander & Associates filed a lawsuit against Dr.
William Moore Thompson, IV and Hoag
Memorial Hospital Presbyterian alleging the doctor sexually
assaulted, violated and humiliated their client from 2017-2018
under the guise of providing medical treatment.
Plaintiff John Doe went to Dr.
Thompson in June of 2017 in Newport
Beach, CA. The doctor specialized in infectious disease
services to the LGBTQ+ community, putting John Doe and other vulnerable male patients in
his care. According to the complaint, Dr. Thompson exploited
John Doe's for his own sexual
gratification over the course of seven months. For example, the
complaint alleges Dr.
Thompson would perform anal and genital examinations on the
plaintiff he did not request or was medically necessary. He caused
the plaintiff's hand to touch the doctor's groin and regularly made
inappropriate comments to him.
The complaint also alleges on at least one occasion, Dr. Thompson
grabbed and squeezed the plaintiff's penis.
"This doctor betrayed my client who was seeking medical
treatment," said Orange County sex
abuse attorney Mary Alexander. "This
doctor betrayed his trust, violated his Hippocratic oath, and
sexually abused him in a truly reprehensible way. None of this
doctor's victims deserved this treatment, as all were not only
members of a vulnerable community but also vulnerable due to their
various medical conditions."
On September 20, 2023, Dr.
Thompson was arrested at his Newport
Beach medical practice and charged with sexual assault,
according to the complaint. He was charged by the Orange County District Attorney's Office
with
- 14 felony counts of sexual assault by fraud
- 3 felony counts of sexual battery by fraud
- 2 felony counts of forcible oral copulation
- 1 count of felony sexual battery
- 1 misdemeanor count of sexual exploitation by a physician
In several news reports, Dr. Thompson is accused of repeatedly
victimizing several of his former patients, all under the pretense
of providing them with medical care.
The case is John Doe G.F. v. Dr.
William Moore Thompson, IV, Hoag
Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Orange County Superior Court, Case
No. 30-2024-01424123-CU-Op-CJC.
About Mary Alexander &
Associates
Mary Alexander & Associates
has been successfully fighting for clients for over 30 years. Our
attorneys have handled various sexual abuse cases against doctors,
winning millions in verdicts and settlements for our clients.
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