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    Ex-UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexually abusing patients

    by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Oct 20, 2022 4 minutes
    James Heaps, a former UCLA obstetrician-gynecologist, appears for a hearing on June 26, 2019, in the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County jury on Thursday convicted former UCLA gynecologist Dr. James Heaps of sexually abusing female patients.

    Prosecutors portrayed Heaps as exploiting his position as a renowned cancer specialist to prey on the most vulnerable women during his 35 years associated with UCLA. Hundreds of accusers have been paid nearly $700 million by UCLA in the largest sex abuse settlement involving a public university.

    Heaps’ arrest in June 2019 came on the heels of similar charges against George Tyndall, a former USC gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct toward hundreds of students. Tyndall has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial

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