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Education Dept. Probing Handling of Sexual Abuse Claims Against USC Gynecologist

HeadlineJun 12, 2018

And the Department of Education has launched a federal investigation into the University of Southern California’s handling of sexual abuse claims against the school’s former gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall. Authorities say school administrators received reports of sexual abuse during pelvic exams dating back to the early 1990s but failed to investigate these reports until 2016. Authorities say Tyndall may have seen 10,000 patients.

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