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| Former Veterans Affairs Doctor Is Charged With Sexual Abuse of Patients | |
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| A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was charged on Tuesday with sexually abusing several male patients over the course of six months. | A former doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia was charged on Tuesday with sexually abusing several male patients over the course of six months. |
| The doctor, Jonathan Yates, 51, treated patients at Beckley V.A. Medical Center using osteopathic manipulative treatment — which typically requires moving, stretching and applying pressure to a person’s muscles and joints — between June 2018 and February 2019. During that time, he was also the director of Whole Health, a hospital program designed to support veterans’ health. | The doctor, Jonathan Yates, 51, treated patients at Beckley V.A. Medical Center using osteopathic manipulative treatment — which typically requires moving, stretching and applying pressure to a person’s muscles and joints — between June 2018 and February 2019. During that time, he was also the director of Whole Health, a hospital program designed to support veterans’ health. |
| A federal grand jury in Charleston, W.Va., indicted Dr. Yates on two counts of abusive sexual contact and five counts of depriving veterans of their civil rights. If convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of life in prison, according to court documents. | A federal grand jury in Charleston, W.Va., indicted Dr. Yates on two counts of abusive sexual contact and five counts of depriving veterans of their civil rights. If convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of life in prison, according to court documents. |
| E. Ward Morgan, Dr. Yates’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday night. A spokeswoman for federal prosecutors in the case said the Department of Justice had no comment. | E. Ward Morgan, Dr. Yates’s lawyer, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday night. A spokeswoman for federal prosecutors in the case said the Department of Justice had no comment. |
| Dr. Yates caused bodily injury to five veterans, according to the indictment. | Dr. Yates caused bodily injury to five veterans, according to the indictment. |
| On Sept. 26, 2018, Dr. Yates used acupuncture needles to incapacitate a 37-year-old patient before massaging his body without any legitimate medical purpose, the indictment said. | On Sept. 26, 2018, Dr. Yates used acupuncture needles to incapacitate a 37-year-old patient before massaging his body without any legitimate medical purpose, the indictment said. |
| In another episode on Feb. 20, 2019, Dr. Yates locked a 42-year-old Army veteran in an examination room and proceeded to massage his chest, calling him “a real man.” He then cracked the man’s neck without warning, causing severe pain and numbness, and molested the temporarily immobilized patient, according to the original criminal affidavit. | In another episode on Feb. 20, 2019, Dr. Yates locked a 42-year-old Army veteran in an examination room and proceeded to massage his chest, calling him “a real man.” He then cracked the man’s neck without warning, causing severe pain and numbness, and molested the temporarily immobilized patient, according to the original criminal affidavit. |
| Dr. Yates was arrested without incident at his home on April 2, according to the Department of Justice. He was released on a $10,000 bond and placed under house arrest, according to court documents. | Dr. Yates was arrested without incident at his home on April 2, according to the Department of Justice. He was released on a $10,000 bond and placed under house arrest, according to court documents. |
| A hospital spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. | A hospital spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. |
| The Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal government’s second largest department by number of employees, after the Department of Defense, provides health care to more than nine million veterans every year. | The Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal government’s second largest department by number of employees, after the Department of Defense, provides health care to more than nine million veterans every year. |