Sex Predator Abortionist Arrested for Practicing Medicine Without License

Los Angeles Daily News
A gynecologist who surrendered his medical license in 2005 after being convicted of sexually exploiting patients has been charged with three felony counts of practicing medicine without certification. Laurence Reich, 62, was arrested and released from custody last week after posting a $60,000 bond, said Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Although a protective order has been issued in the case, it is related to the arrest last summer of Bertha Bugarin, 48, the manager of at least six abortion clinics throughout Southern California, including one in Panorama City, where Reich was allegedly performing "unlicensed medical procedures," a source said. Read more...

Posted by Editor at February 28, 2008 11:07 AM