A California infectious disease doctor who specializes in LGBTQ+ clients is accused of sexually assaulting at least nine of his patients “under the guise that the assaults were part of a required medical exam,” the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
Dr. William Thompson IV, 56, was arrested at his practice in Newport Beach last Wednesday – he faces eight counts of sexual penetration by false representation for professional purposes, three counts of sexual battery by deception and two felony counts of forced oral sex, according to a press release issued by DA’s office on Tuesday.
Six of Thompson’s patients disclosed that they had been sexually assaulted after learning that the “tests” they had undergone between 2016 and 2020 were not medically necessary, according to the statement.
Among the fake procedures were unnecessary rectal examinations and “forcing a male patient to give birth orally,” the statement said.
Three more victims will be found in the next “thorough investigation,” Newport Beach Police Chief Joe Cartwright said.
Dr. William Thompson IV is accused of sexually assaulting at least nine patients “under the guise that the assault was part of a required medical exam,” according to the Orange County District Attorney. Orange Country District Attorney’s Office
“Many of Dr. Thompson’s patients depended on him to provide life-saving care and he exploited those vulnerabilities for his own sexual gratification,” wrote Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer. “Unfortunately, because of his specific field of practice, Dr. Thompson puts the patients he is supposed to treat with professionalism and dignity, in situations where they may feel they have no choice but to be subjected to regular sexual abuse. to receive the treatment they need to continue living.”
“The doctor’s office should be a place where patients can safely share their most personal vulnerabilities without fear of being preyed upon by sexual predators,” Spitzer continued. “No one deserves to be violated in such a shameful way by someone who has taken an oath to protect their patients.”
If convicted of all charges against him, Thompson faces 30 years to life plus 25 years, the press release stated.
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He was held on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach for a Nov. 2 arraignment.
It is unclear whether Thompson has retained an attorney. Fox News Digital was unable to reach the doctor directly for comment at press time.
A police investigation is ongoing, with officers urging additional victims to come forward.
According to his profile on patientfusion.com, which remains online even though his online footprint has receded, Thompson “went to medical school” at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Guadalajara “to care for HIV patients, who have historically been discriminated against.”
“I fell in love with all infectious diseases,” wrote the doctor. “I also do primary care for men. We have a warm and safe place for patients.”
Thompson pleaded guilty to an unrelated misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated after a 9:30 a.m. arrest in April 2021, the district attorney said, where doctors recorded a blood alcohol content of .38%.
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