COLUMBUS -- A gynecologist remained held without bond after pleading not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting a second patient. Dr. Eric A. Buffong was arrested last week after a second woman came forward and accused him of sexually assaulting her in his office. During a hearing in Muscogee County Recorder's Court on Saturday, Buffong pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual battery and aggravated sodomy. Meanwhile, Columbus police say they have been in contact with a third woman in Jacksonville, N.C., who has filed a complaint alleging misconduct by Buffong when she was one of his patients in that city in 1997.
Second Woman Accuses Gynecologist of Sexual Assault
COLUMBUS, Ga. -- A gynecologist who was already charged with sexually assaulting a patient earlier this month faces new charges involving a second woman. Police arrested Dr. Eric A. Buffong Friday on charges of sexual battery and aggravated sodomy. The second woman, a 38-year-old former Columbus resident, went to police after reading of Buffong's first Aug. 3 arrest, police Maj. Russell Traino said.
Posted by Editor at August 23, 2004 02:54 PM
