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FloridaWin for Woman Claiming Abuse During Pap SmearA woman who claimed that a doctor molested her during a pap smear was awarded $280,000 by a Florida jury on February 27, 2003. Kathy Murphy, a 49-year-old painter and massage therapist, claimed that Dr. William Charles Leach, of Naples, FL, asked her to help perform a 'new pap smear technique' where she was required to massage her vagina. She claimed that the doctor masturbated near her. Leach did not attend the trial, and the plaintiff obtained a default judgment.

16 minute read October 07, 2003 at 03:46 PM
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Florida

Win for Woman Claiming Abuse During Pap Smear


A woman who claimed that a doctor molested her during a pap smear was awarded $280,000 by a Florida jury on February 27, 2003.

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