A doctor accused of sexual abuse by more than 200 former patients is indicted on rape charges
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A grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted a doctor who is accused of sexually assaulting more than 200 former patients over a period of more than a decade. The patients sued Dr. Derrick Todd, who has been accused of performing unnecessary pelvic floor therapy, breast examinations, testicular examinations and other unwarranted procedures on patients dating back to 2010. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said in a statement Thursday that Todd was indicted earlier that day for “two counts of rape alleging the sexual assault of two women.”.
Todd was scheduled to be arraigned as soon as Friday, the statement said. It added that the two alleged assaults took place in December 2022 and June 2023, and that additional investigations into Todd’s conduct are ongoing. The criminal case against Todd will likely grow, said William Thompson, an attorney with Boston firm Lubin & Meyer, which represents more than 180 of the accusers.
“It's just the beginning of the criminal case against Dr. Todd, but it does help validate the civil claims that Lubin & Meyer is pursuing on behalf of so many of his former patients,” Thompson said. “Fundamentally, it's about a doctor abusing his position. And taking advantage of patients who put their trust in him for his own personal sexual gratification.”.
Thompson added that the civil case against Todd is currently in the process of discovery. The Associated Press left a telephone message with Anthony Abeln, an attorney who has represented Todd in the civil case, and with Ingrid Martin, a criminal lawyer who has represented Todd.
