Report: USC was warned about accused gynecologist prior to misconduct allegations

SCREEN CAPTURE

During a press conference last spring, Daniella Mohazab described her examination by Dr. George Tyndall.

Previously sealed records of the University of Southern California reveal that an evaluation of a campus gynecologist reported there was evidence he preyed on Asian students and had signs of "psychopathy," reports the Los Angeles Times.

The confidential report by medical experts was among USC records concerning Dr. George Tyndall that were made public last Thursday by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson at the newspaper's request.

The sealed records had been filed as a part of a class-action lawsuit by former patients against Tyndall and USC, following an L.A. Times investigation into claims of sexual abuse or harassment of patients by the gynecologist.

"Providing the public with all available nonprivileged information furthers the public narrative about inappropriate sexual behavior and ensures for longer-lasting changes beyond the case at hand," wrote the judge

Since news of the allegations and USC's handling of them over many years surfaced last year, university President C.L. Max Nikias was ousted, most top administrators have left or will soon, more than 650 lawsuits have been filed, and Los Angeles police have been conducting an extensive sex crimes investigation, according to the LAT.

Tyndall was suspended but still has not been charged. He left his position with a substantial payout, reports the LAT. He denies the allegations by at least 100 former patients.

Among the newly released records are documents handed over to lawyers for plaintiffs 

and another set of records given to the judge for his decision on whether to approve a $215 million settlement with some former patients in the class action.

In a letter to the USC community, the university explained that the settlement was $215 million. The letter said: "The settlement provides all class members (former patients who received women’s health services from Tyndall) compensation of $2,500. Patients who are willing to provide further details about their experience could be eligible for additional compensation up to $250,000."

“He told me that Filipinas are good in bed,” said Daniella Mohazab at a news conference last year. “He also said that Filipinas are devoted to their partners and they don’t sleep with many people in their lifetime. He asked intimate sexual details about me and then related my answers to my being Filipina and saying I guess that’s because you’re mixed. He had a creepy smile. He told me to undress from the bottom down and he stood there watching while I did so. And he smiled.”

Among the allegations filed against Tyndall, are:

Improperly photographing patient’s private parts;

Asking patients to remove all of their clothing for an exam;

Making inappropriate comments about patients’ bodies;

Conducting pelvic exams without using gloves;

Asking invasive questions about patients’ sexual backgrounds;

Making racially insensitive remarks; and

Touching other parts of patients’ bodies.

Tyndall is also accused of racial harassment. He allegedly made inappropriate racial comments toward Chinese international students and appeared fixated on the heritage and virginity of students of Asian and Middle East descent. 

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