A physician in Lehi, Utah was accused in August 2009 of the following:1. Fondling his female...
A physician in Lehi, Utah was accused in August 2009 of the following:1. Fondling his female medical assistant (MA) while pretending to teach her how to diagnose heart murmurs(Civil Suit).2. Two counts of forcible sex abuse (Criminal Case).3. Two counts of voyeurism (Criminal Case).4. One count of obstruction of justice (Criminal Case).Dr. Steven Pack also faces an investigation by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.Dr. Pack allegedly called his 18-year-old MA to an examination room to teach her how to diagnose heart murmurs. He asked her to lie on an examination table, lifted her shirt and bra, and fondled her breasts as he told her he was "feeling" for heart murmurs. Pack allegedly again inappropriately touched the woman while teaching her how to use a heart monitor and electrocardiograph machine. The MA became upset and told a nurse practitioner at the office what happened. This civil lawsuit comes 1 day after Lehi police arrested Pack for allegedly recording with a concealed digital camera his female patients undressing in an examination room. In August, 2010, Jude Samuel McVey sentenced Steven Pack to 1 year in jail without any early release and a second year with global positioning system (GPS) monitoring. Pack's license to practice was suspended by the Utah Division of Occupational and professional Licensing. Civil suits brought by the victims were settled before the sentencing, but the civil remedies were not made public.There are a number of ethical and legal issues in this case. Identify them.Describe the action you might take in a similar situation.
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The ethical issues in this case are :-
- violation of beneficence
- violation of privacy and confidentiality
The legal issues in this case are :-
- Assualt
- Battery
The action that i would take in a similar situation is complaint about the same to the chief incharge by maintaining privacy and if no action is taken by the management for his torts then proceed further with law and make complaint against him in police . Further action will done by the court based on the evidences like cancellation of his license , authority to practice , imposing fine and putting him into the jail .
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