Los Angeles police on June 14 raided the home of George Tyndall, MD, a former University of Southern California gynecologist accused of sexually mistreating patients, reports the Los Angeles Times.
In addition, police searched a storage facility.
Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Billy Hayes did not provide a lot of details to the LA Times about the search, except to say police spoke with Dr. Tyndall and seized evidence.
Dr. Tyndall continued to see patients for at least three decades, even though there were sexual harassment complaints filed against him. The Los Angeles-based university suspended the physician in 2016 after a complaint from a nurse and forced him resign from USC in 2017 after an internal investigation.
There was public outcry from students, faculty, alumni and others after it was learned the university reportedly did not immediately report sexual harassment allegations against Dr. Tyndall to the Medical Board of California, and only did so after the university was approached by the LA Times for an investigation published May 16.
USC students sued the university over the scandal. Thousands of people also signed petitions calling on C.L. Max Nikias, PhD, president of USC to resign or be placed on leave. In May, Dr. Nikias agreed to resign.
The LA Times could not immediately reach Dr. Tyndall for comment June 14, but said he has denied wrongdoing and said he is not guilty of sexual mistreatment. He has not been charged by law enforcement.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights has started its own investigation into how USC handled accusations against Dr. Tyndall. Numerous patients have also filed civil lawsuits against the former university gynecologist.
Alyssa Rege and Alia Paavola contributed to this report.
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