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Ex-USC Gynecologist George Tyndall Arrested On Sexual Assault Charges Against Student Patients
A former campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California was charged Wednesday in the sexual assaults of 16 patients at the campus student health center, authorities said. Dr. George Tyndall has been the subject of a Los Angeles police investigation for more than a year after patients claimed sexual abuse or harassment by the gynecologist. (6/26)
The physician was taken into custody at 7:45 a.m. as he exited his apartment in a high-rise near Lafayette Park. Los Angeles police said he was carrying a loaded .38-caliber handgun, a concealed weapon for which they said he did not have a permit. Immediately after detectives approached him, the 72-year-old began complaining of chest pains and was driven to L.A. County-USC Medical Center for treatment. He remained there Wednesday evening. (Winton and Ryan, 6/26)
Hundreds of women said that Dr. George Tyndall, who was the longtime head gynecologist of the university’s health center, sexually abused them and that school officials did not adequately address their concerns. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office said that Dr. Tyndall faces charges of sexually assaulting 16 young women who had gone to the university’s health center for annual exams or other treatment between 2009 and 2016. (Cowan, 6/26)
Tyndall, 71, resigned from the prestigious private university in 2017, after an internal investigation by USC, and last year authorities suspended his medical license. He was arrested early on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, Flier said. Flier said he believes the arrest results from criminal grand jury proceedings in the case. (Dobuzinskis, 6/26)
