California prison gynecologist accused of ‘horrific’ abuse of patients in lawsuit
Class action also alleges prison officials knew of Dr Scott Lee’s abuse of incarcerated women for years, but did not act. This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault
The class-action complaint announced on Wednesday alleges that Dr Scott Lee, a 70-year-old OB-GYN, repeatedly sexually harassed and physically abused his patients behind bars at the California Institution for Women (CIW) from 2016 to 2023 while he was the sole gynecologist on staff.
