OF
OF HER.
OF HER. LIFE AND GLENDALE.
>> THANK YOU NICOLE.
>>> 28 12 NEWS I TEAM EXCLUSIVE
INVOLVING A DOCTOR WHO
ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTED A PATIENT
WITH DISABILITIES.
WITH DISABILITIES. >> THIS COMES AFTER MONTHS OF
REPORTS A VALLEY AREA OF
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ACCUSED
OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. >> YOUNGER JOINS US LIVE WITH
HOW THE SYSTEM MIGHT CHANGE TO
PROTECT PATIENTS AND WHAT YOU
CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
REMAKE THE PATIENT TO FILE THIS
LAWSUIT CLAIMS SHE FELT
PRESSURED TO EXCHANGE SEX FOR
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. SHE SAYS SHE NEEDED SPECIALIZED
CARE AFTER SHE DEVELOPED
BIZARRE SYMPTOMS AFFECTING HER
MUSCLE MOVEMENT AND HER MENTAL
ABILITIES AND THAT SHE BELIEVED
THIS DR. WAS THE ONLY OPTION.
>> MY LEGS AND MY ARMS WHICH IS
VIOLENTLY MOVE.
VIOLENTLY MOVE. >>> WE ARE ONLY CALLING HER MW
TO PROTECT HER PRIVACY.
>> EVERYDAY TASK BECAME VERY
CONFUSING.
CONFUSING. >> Reporter: SHE DID NOT
UNDERSTAND THE PAIN.
>> I WAS IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN
24 SEVEN.
24 SEVEN.
24 SEVEN. >>> AFTER WATCHING HER SYMPTOMS
WORSENED SHE FOUND A
NEUROLOGIST.
NEUROLOGIST. >> HI MY NAME IS DR. MING-JAI
LIU.
LIU.
LIU. >>
LIU. >> Reporter: A SPECIALIST KNOWN
FOR MOVEMENT DISORDERS.
>> I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE
THE GUY FINALLY.
REMAKE SHE WOULD QUICKLY FIND
SHE WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO COUNT
ON HIS CARE.
>>> HE SAID, DO YOU WANT ME TO
HELP YOU?
HELP YOU?
HELP YOU? I CAN HELP YOU.
REMAKE ACCORDING TO A LAWSUIT,
MW FIVE IN MARCH, IT WAS DURING
HER THIRD VISIT.
DR. LIU FIRST ASSAULTED HER.
>> THAT'S WHEN HE PUT HIS
HANDS UP HIGHER, RIGHT
UNDERNEATH MY BREASTS.
AND THEN GRABBED MY BREASTS
FROM BEHIND ME.
REMAKE IN A LAWSUIT MW AND
ATTORNEY SAY THAT WAS JUST THE
BEGINNING.
BEGINNING. >> SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT AT
THE HANDS OF MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS UNFORTUNATELY IS
NOT A NEW PROBLEM.
TASHA MENAKER OF THE ARIZONA
COALITION TO END SEXUAL AND
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAYS, OFTEN
TIMES PREDATORS STRATEGICALLY
PUT THEMSELVES INTO POSITIONS
WHERE THEY HAVE EASY ACCESS TO
VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
VULNERABLE PEOPLE. >> WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO GET
HEALTHCARE, THEY'RE PLACING A
LOT OF TRUST IN THAT
PROFESSIONAL.
PROFESSIONAL. AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
>> Reporter: THE I TEAM
OBTAINED RECORDS OF 13 DOCTORS
IN ARIZONA IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
, DISCIPLINED BY THE MEDICAL
BOARD FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
WITH PATIENTS.
WITH PATIENTS. ONE OF THOSE DOCTORS BASED TWO
BOARD ACTIONS DURING THAT TIME
AFTER FAILING TO ABIDE BY THE
ORDER TO HAVE A CHAPERONE.
TASHA MENAKER SAYS INSTITUTIONS
CAN AND SHOULD DO MORE.
>> SUCH AS TRAINING,
RECOGNIZING SEXUAL ABUSE AND
ASSAULT AND PUTTING POLICIES IN
PLACE SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE DO
REPORT, IT IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
IT IS INVESTIGATED PROPERLY.
REMAKE MW AND ATTORNEY'S
ALLEGED THAT BANNER MEDICAL
CENTER DID NOT DO ENOUGH TO
PROTECT THEIR PATIENTS FROM HER
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR.
DOCTOR. >> THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST
BANNER RELATE TO HIS OWN
NEGLIGENCE FOR FAILING TO
ENFORCE A CHAPERONE POLICY.
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING MW.
SPECTRE SHOULD'VE BEEN A POLICY
IN PLACE THAT NO PATIENT SHOULD
NEVER BE LEFT IN THE OFFICE
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. REMAKE CHAPERONES ARE NOT
REQUIRED BY ARIZONA LAW.
BUT THE MEDICAL BOARD CONSIDERS
IT A BEST PRACTICE.
STILL, MW ALLEGES, SOME OF THE
ASSAULTS HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE
DOCTOR'S OFFICE ALTOGETHER.
>> HE WANTED TO TAKE ME TO THIS
SPECIFIC RESTAURANT.
SPECIFIC RESTAURANT. AND SEE HOW I ACTED IN PUBLIC.
>> Reporter: INSTEAD, THE
LAWSUIT ALLEGES, HE DROVE HER
TO HIS HOUSE.
>> AFTER THAT I WAS NERVOUS AND
HE SAID YOU WANT SOMETHING TO
DRINK?
DRINK?
DRINK? AND WHEN I OPENED THE
REFRIGERATOR, HE HAD BOTTLES OF
WINE.
WINE.
WINE. >>
WINE. >> HE THEN ASKED IF SHE WANTED
TO TAKE A SHOWER.
REMAKE HE GOT BEHIND ME,
>> YOU GOT BEHIND ME I WAS LIKE
WHAT ARE YOU DOING.
>> Reporter: THE LAWSUIT
ALLEGES THE DOCTOR THEN HER.
AND THAT HE WOULD GO ON TO
ASSAULT HER SEVERAL MORE TIMES.
>> HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT WHEN
HE TOUCH ME THE FIRST TIME IN
OFFICE, THAT IF I SAID ANYTHING,
IT WOULD STOP.
THAT HE WOULD NOT HELP ME.
REMAKE MW STARTED GETTING
TREATED BY DR. LIU IN OCTOBER
2018.
2018.
2018. IN
2018. IN JANUARY, SHE TOLD HER
CARETAKER SHE DID NOT WANT TO
SEE MANY MORE.
THAT IS WHEN THEY REPORTED THE
ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT.
>> I FELT EMBARRASSED.
I FELT HURT.
REMAKE DR. LIU REFUSED TO SPEAK
TO US.
TO US.
TO US. BUT HIS ATTORNEY TOLD 12 NEWS
IN A STATEMENT, THE DOCTOR
DENIES ALL ALLEGATIONS QUOTE
TIME WILL PROVE THAT THE
CHARGES IN THE LAWSUIT HAVE NO
BASIS.
BASIS.
BASIS. HE
BASIS. HE HAS SINCE BEEN FIRED.
HIS MEDICAL LICENSE SUSPENDED,
PENDING AN INVESTIGATION.
THE CASE REPORTED TO PHOENIX
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. >> SHE TRUSTED THIS DR. SHE
TRUSTED BANNER.
TRUSTED BANNER. AND THEY BOTH TOOK ADVANTAGE OF
HER.
HER.
HER. REMAKE KNOW WHEN IT BANNER
WOULD SIT DOWN WITH AN
INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAID IN A
STATEMENT, WE TAKE PATIENT
COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE VERY
SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUSLY. >> I FEEL LIKE HE TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF MY VULNERABILITY
AS A PERSON WHO REALLY WANTED
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. >>
HELP. >> Reporter: AS FOR THIS
PATIENT, SHE HAS SINCE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH A FUNCTIONAL
MOVEMENT DISORDER, IT IS NOW
STUCK WAITING FOR MONTHS GET
AGAIN TO SEE A NEW NEUROLOGIST
TO CONTINUE HER TREATMENT.
SHE HOPES BY SEEKING OUT SHE
CAN PREVENT THIS