US EditionFormer UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sex abuse after previous conviction was overturned
He admitted abusing five patients and must register as a sex offender for life after an appeals court overturned his earlier conviction.
- On Tuesday, former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts involving five patients, and Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo immediately sentenced him to 11 years in prison.
- The plea follows an appeals court's reversal of his 2022 conviction, which cited a trial judge's failure to inform defense counsel about a juror's English proficiency concerns.
- UCLA agreed to pay nearly $700 million in lawsuit settlements to hundreds of patients following allegations of misconduct during Heaps' 35-year career, with over 500 lawsuits accusing the university of failing to protect patients.
- Attorney John Manly, representing more than 200 former patients, said the resolution was "an indictment of California's criminal justice system," while Heaps must register as a sex offender for life and serve his sentence at Soledad prison.
- While criminal proceedings are resolved, the legal system continues to monitor medical oversight reforms UCLA pledged to implement; Heaps surrendered his medical license in March 2023 after his professional fall from world-renowned status.
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