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Dr. Barry J. Brock Sexual Assault Lawsuit
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Who is Dr. Barry J. Brock?
Add OB-GYN Dr. Barry Brock to the growing list of predator physicians we’ve been seeing in recent years, starting with Larry Nassar at Michigan State University. Also add Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills-Rodeo Drive Medical Center, where Brock was principally affiliated, for harboring a serial predator and ignoring patients’ complaints while attempting an alleged coverup for four decades.
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Dr. Brock, 74, is the subject of an explosive lawsuit alleging that he subjected women to vulgar comments & post-partum examinations without wearing gloves or gaining consent, denied necessary caesarean births resulting in hours of anguished labor + at least two neonatal injuries, and performed “female genital mutilation.”
“One plaintiff alleges he [Brock] entered her labor and delivery room with an erection and placed her foot on it.”1
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What Are the Allegations Against Dr. Brock?
Brock is facing multiple charges of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse from scores of former patients spanning decades and outlining a pattern of hideous misconduct. In addition, Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills where Brock practiced for decades is also listed as a defendant in the lawsuit for harboring the OB/GYN while he continued alleged sexual misbehavior uninterrupted.
Brock has denied all charges, saying that plaintiffs’ attorneys “have made it seem as if I was grooming patients even by just speaking to them, insanely claiming that suturing a patient after childbirth is genital mutilation, and saying that my standard vaginal exams and pap smears were ‘sadistic.’”2
What Are We Talking About?
Inappropriate Physical Contact:
Conducting exams without gloves and engaging in unsolicited touching that appeared sexual in nature.
“He seemed to enjoy inflicting pain on these women in various ways.”
– Fox11 Los Angeles.3
Unnecessary Exams:
Allegedly performing unwarranted breast and pelvic exams without medical justification.
Inappropriate Comments:
Making alleged unsolicited sexual innuendo toward patients about their bodies, some of whom were pregnant or otherwise vulnerable.
During one such unnecessary examination, Dr. Brock reportedly said to a patient. “You have perfect breasts. Does your husband tell you that?”
– Los Angeles Times5
Non-consensual Procedures:
Performing unnecessary or unauthorized gynecological and postnatal procedures described as “female genital mutilation.”
Brock is accused of performing “vaginal rejuvenations” post-childbirth without consent, allegedly stating, “I’m going to sew her up virgin tight.”
– CBS News4
Where Did Dr. Barry Brock Practice?
Dr. Brock treated thousands of women over his career, creating a wide-reaching impact that begs further discussion about the role of institutions in protecting patients under their care.
Here are the facilities where Brock was known to practice:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center
Beverly Hills OB/GYN Clinic
Is There a Dr. Barry Brock Lawsuit?
Yes! With scores of plaintiffs and more than 100 pages of disturbing allegations including sexual harassment and generations of assault, cases are actively being filed by survivors against Dr. Brock + Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills for facilitating a prolonged pattern of abuse.
Women are seeking reparations against Cedars-Sinai proportional to harms caused by the center’s extended coverup of Brock’s sexual misconduct that allegedly exposed “hundreds – if not thousands – of female patients to a known, serial, deviant, sexual predator,” the lawsuit states.7
The lawsuit also charges that Cedars “hid negative complaints about Brock, despite the fact that many of the reports came directly from Cedars-Sinai’s own employees and staff,” such as nurses and medical assistants who witnessed Brock’s behavior while standing in as chaperones for sensitive examinations.8
“Instead of protecting its patients, the only thing Cedars did was lie, gaslight, and help cover up Brock’s crimes – while exposing a countless number of unsuspecting patients to a known serial sexual predator.”
– CBS News9
Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills suspended Brock in early 2024 after still more complaints from patients. The company banned him from practicing medicine at the center in fall 2024 and reported the complaints to the California Medical Board. Brock, however, is said to have personally contacted former patients to inform them that he was retiring.10
How Can A Case for Women Help?
As a women-founded organization, we are uniquely positioned to support survivors of sexual misconduct; some of us are survivors, too. ACFW has spent years advocating for justice in similar cases, including those against Dr. Larry Nassar, Dr. David Broadbent, Dr. Robert Anderson, Dr. Richard Strauss, and Dr. Fabio Ortega.
We offer our own private team of trauma-informed legal professionals to make your legal journey as comfortable as possible. Because many of us have been in similar shoes, we clearly understand the emotional toll these experiences take. We are here to guide you through every step of the process. There is no charge to you for our services.
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Sources
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Gina Silva, “’Serial sexual predator’: OBGYN facing 3 dozen lawsuits for sexual assault, harassment,” Fox11 Local Los Angeles, October 10, 2024.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Corinne Purtill, “Dozens of patients file suit against former OB-GYN and Cedars-Sinai, alleging misconduct,” yahoo!news / Los Angeles Times, October 8, 2024.
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Ibid, Fox11.
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Matthew Rodrigues, “Cedars-Sinai and former OB/GYN face lawsuit from 35 former female patients,” CBS News, October 8, 2024.
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Ibid, Reyes and Purtill, Los Angeles Times.
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Ibid.
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Taybor Brewster, “25 more women join lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai, former OB-GYN,” Beverly Hills Press / Park Labrea News, October 23, 2024.
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Corinne Purtill, Emily Alpert Reyes, “More patients sue Cedars-Sinai over alleged misconduct by OB-GYN,” Los Angeles Times, October 22, 2024.
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Ibid, Rodrigues, CBS News.
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Ibid.
