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Lawsuit against local physician for sexual harassment
reveals previous suits against defendant for similar actions
Two new victims come forward
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla., May 15, 2007—The case filed against Gunwant Dhaliwal, M.D., for allegedly sexually harassing a physician’s assistant (Case No. 51-2007-CA-1906-WS/G, Judge Mills) has resulted in two new alleged victims coming forward to reveal their stories. Additionally, a past police complaint and two previous cases filed against Dhaliwal for similar allegations have been uncovered.
The current case against Dhaliwal, filed by attorney Michael Feiner of Steinger, Iscoe & Greene on April 26, 2007, states that Dhaliwal fondled the plaintiff’s breasts while demonstrating a microdermabrasion procedure and engaged in “un-permitted, harmful, and offensive sexual contact.”
According to a report filed with the Pasco Sheriff’s Department, the plaintiff (to be known as “Jane Danielle Doe”) was in the employ of the defendant as a physician's assistant when the incident occurred in February 2007. He asked her to meet him at the Gulf View Walk-In Clinic (located at 6329 State Road 54, New Port Richey) to discuss office procedures and for him to demonstrate a procedure on her. The plaintiff alleges that while Dhaliwal was performing the procedure, he placed his hand under her shirt, removed her breasts from her bra, and began to fondle them.
Once the lawsuit was made public two weeks ago, two additional alleged victims came forward, stating that Dhaliwal allegedly fondled their breasts as well.
Additionally, a complaint filed in 2001 with the New Port Richey Police Department states that Dhaliwal “pulled [a patient’s] shirt and bra completely up and fondled both breasts” during an examination.
Furthermore, two lawsuits originally filed in 2002 against Dhaliwal stating similar allegations have been uncovered (Case Nos. 8:01-CV-01725-T-24MAP and 01-0799-CA-G filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and Case No. 2001-0299CA/G filed in the Circuit Court in and for Pasco County, Florida). The first case, filed by a former employee of the Gulf View Walk-In Clinic, states that Dhaliwal grabbed her buttocks, squeezed her breasts, reached down her pants, and reached into her blouse. In both cases the plaintiffs settled with Dhaliwal.
“While there are many upstanding physicians in our area, there are the few who, unfortunately, choose to take advantage of their patients’ trust,” attorney Michael Feiner said. “The community’s faith in the medical profession may have been compromised by these alleged unfortunate and disturbing occurrences.”
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