UCLA rocked by charges that staff gynecologist sexually abused patients
LOS ANGELES - The University of California, Los Angeles was under scrutiny Monday over its handling of a former gynecologist who was charged with sexual battery and exploitation during his treatment of two patients at a university facility.
UCLA acknowledged first receiving a complaint against Dr. James Mason Heaps in 2017 and placed him on leave the following year but did not publicize his reason for departure from the university until this week. That decision is now the subject of an internal review, UCLA said. The university has also asked other students and patients who believe they
