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Utah OB-GYN David Broadbent Charged With Forcible Sexual Abuse
https://www.propublica.org/article/utah-ob-gyn-david-broadbent-charged-forcible-sexual-abuseUtah OB-GYN David Broadbent Charged With Forcible Sexual Abuse
More than 100 women have publicly accused the doctor of touching them inappropriately, but this is the first time he has faced a criminal charge.
by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune
June 29, 5 a.m. EDT
This article was produced by The Salt Lake Tribune, which was a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2022 and 2023. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.
Utah OB-GYN David Broadbent was charged Thursday with forcible sexual abuse, as prosecutors allege he sexually touched a patient during a 2020 exam.
Broadbent has been accused in civil lawsuits of inappropriately touching more than 100 patients during exams — but this is the first time Utah County prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against him. He faces a second-degree felony, which carries a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
Over the past year, The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica have reported multiple stories about the difficulties women faced as they raised complaints of sexual misconduct against Broadbent, including obstacles in the courts and in reporting to police.
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More than 100 women have publicly accused the doctor of touching them inappropriately, but this is the first time he has faced a criminal charge.
by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune
Co-published with The Salt Lake Tribune
June 29, 5 a.m. EDT
This article was produced by The Salt Lake Tribune, which was a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2022 and 2023. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published.
Utah OB-GYN David Broadbent was charged Thursday with forcible sexual abuse, as prosecutors allege he sexually touched a patient during a 2020 exam.
Broadbent has been accused in civil lawsuits of inappropriately touching more than 100 patients during exams — but this is the first time Utah County prosecutors have filed a criminal charge against him. He faces a second-degree felony, which carries a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison.
Over the past year, The Salt Lake Tribune and ProPublica have reported multiple stories about the difficulties women faced as they raised complaints of sexual misconduct against Broadbent, including obstacles in the courts and in reporting to police.
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