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Related: About this forumW. Va. Doctor Sentenced To Probation For Sticking Tongue In Elderly Patient’s Mouth
A doctor in West Virginia convicted of sticking his tongue in the mouth of an elderly patient, who then partially bit off the physicians tongue, will not serve any time in prison.
Dr. Kenneth Seen, 53, of Spencer, W. Va., was sentenced to two years probation on Monday.
WSAZ-TV reports that he must also register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Seen was also found guilty of sexually motivated battery last month.
Dr. Kenneth Seen, 53, of Spencer, W. Va., was sentenced to two years probation on Monday.
WSAZ-TV reports that he must also register as a sex offender for 10 years.
Seen was also found guilty of sexually motivated battery last month.
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/w-va-doctor-sentenced-probation-sticking-tongue-elderly-patient-s-mouth
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W. Va. Doctor Sentenced To Probation For Sticking Tongue In Elderly Patient’s Mouth (Original Post)
pintobean
Dec 2013
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intaglio
(8,170 posts)1. I hope the - errrr - man in question has been struck off n/t
packman
(16,296 posts)2. Maybe a new way
of taking a patient's temp . You know he could have gotten away with it if he had told the person to drop their drawers and bend over-temp taken the old-fashioned way.
pintobean
(18,101 posts)3. And he wouldn't have nearly lost his thermometer
unless the patient had had some sort of denture accident.