Phoenix Doctor Gets 35 Years for Abusing Women Patients
A Phoenix doctor was sentenced to nearly 35 years in prison for sexually abusing more than a dozen patients during examinations.
Dr. Brian Finkel, 64, was convicted last month on 22 counts of sexual abuse and acquitted on 34 other abuse charges. More than 30 women testified at his trial that Finkel groped them and inappropriately touched them.
Finkel cited his brusque manner as the reason for his conviction and said his patients “mistook his good intentions for malevolent ones.”
“I’m sorry if I hurt their feelings,” Finkel said. “I know I’m not Marcus Welby.”
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