David H. Newman, MD, a former emergency room physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for sexually abusing four female patients, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Dr. Newman, 46, was arrested Jan. 19, 2016, after two female patients accused him of sexual abuse. Two more women subsequently brought similar allegations against Dr. Newman. He was arraigned in March on charges of sexually abusing four female patients in the emergency room, including touching their breasts and, in one case, sedating, groping, masturbating and ejaculating on a patient.
Prosecutors alleged Dr. Newman sexually abused the four female patients, who ranged from ages 18 to 29, between August 2015 and January 2016.
In December, Dr. Newman pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse in the first degree and four counts of sexual abuse in the third degree. Under his plea agreement, Dr. Newman was sentenced to two years in prison. After his release, he will be under court supervision for three years and will be required to register as a sex offender, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A spokeswoman for Mount Sinai told The Wall Street Journal that Dr. Newman was suspended after the investigation began and is no longer employed at the hospital. New York records show his medical license was suspended in February 2016 amid a state medical board investigation.
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