The alleged abuse by Dr. John C. Hoefs, a 79-year-old hepatologist, began in 2006 and continued until his arrest in May 2024 for the sexual battery of two female patients at UCI and his Hoag-affili…
A woman identified as ‘Jane Doe #1’ walks past a picture of Dr. John Carl Hoefsin after a press conference announcing a lawsuit against Hoefs for sexual assault in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Hoefs, 79, was arrested on May 3 and charged with seven counts of sexual battery, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. He is accused of grabbing the breasts of two patients during exams at a medical office in Irvine affiliated with Hoag Hospital.
A woman identified as ‘Jane Doe #1’ speaks during a press conference with her attorneys, Raquel Cooper, left, Morgan Stewart and Courtney Thom, right, as they announce a lawsuit against Dr. John Carl Hoefs for sexual assault in Irvine, CA, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Hoefs, 79, was arrested on May 3 and charged with seven counts of sexual battery, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
“Hoag failed to take corrective action and rather continued to allow Hoefs to access more vulnerable patients seeking medical care, whom he would later come to abuse,” the suit states. “Additionally, numerous complaints were made by female patients on multiple public, online forums, expressly stating the abusive conduct of Hoefs.”
Hoag added that it is “disheartened” by the lawsuit’s troubling allegations and is cooperating in ongoing criminal proceedings against Hoefs. Hoefs abused the trust of female patients to coerce them to disrobe under the guise of medical treatment so that he could sexually abuse them, said Morgan A. Stewart, an attorney for the plaintiffs.
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