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P. v. Brown CA2/1

Good Law
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 30, 2013B238095California12,919 words

Opinion

Opinion

Chaney, J.

BACKGROUND

I. FACTS

A. Dominique H., June 2007 Defendant was a physician practicing in Los Angeles at both a weight loss clinic and medical offices. In June 2007, Dominique H., age 19, who was feeling weak and tired, appeared for an appointment with defendant, her primary care physician, at his medical offices to have her blood checked for anemia. After checking in and having a nurse measure her height and weight, Dominique was taken to an examination room. When defendant arrived, Dominique told him her symptoms and he began to examine her. During the examination, defendant raised Dominique‟s shirt, exposing her bra. He began to caress her breast through the bra, then lifted the bra above her breasts and began pressing on her breast with three fingers in the nature of a breast exam. The touching then changed to a caressing motion, and defendant told Dominique the boys would be all over her and she was going to get them into trouble because of her belly button piercing. He also asked her if she had ever been with an older man. She said no. Defendant then opened Dominique‟s pants and put his hand down them and asked if she could keep a secret, his hand reaching far enough…

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