Chiropractor accused of sexual assault to continue practice with restrictionsPublished: 2009-05-04 22:45:38Author: Desert Sun Wire Service | March 10, 2009 An Indio chiropractor accused of sexually assaulting several patients
under the guise of performing examinations is allowed to continue
practicing -- with restrictions -- while his criminla case is pending,
a state official said today.
Stuart Greenwood, 58, of Apple Valley, has pleaded not guilty to one
count of sexual penetration and three counts of sexual battery under
unlawful restraint. He was released on $100,000 bail on Feb. 27.
The
California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners is independently
seeking to revoke Greenwood's license because of the accusations
against him. A judge is scheduled to make a tentative ruling on whether
to revoke the chiropractor's license on May 4.
"We filed
what's called an interim suspension order against him, which is an
administration filing to restrict his license,'' said Brain Stiger,
executive officer of the state board.
The board argued before
an administrative law judge in January that Greenwood should not be
allowed to practice, but the judge ruled that the chiropractor can
continue to practice with some restrictions, Stigler said.
Under
the restrictions, Greenwood is not allowed to give "any chiropractic
care or treatment to any female patients aged 18 or above,'' he said.
Greenwood
is also not allowed to "provide any chiropractic care to either gender
-- male or female -- patients under the age of 18 without a female
attendant being present at all times,'' Stiger said.
He said
those restrictions were extended on Feb. 23 until May 4, when the judge
will hold a hearing to determine whether Greenwood's license should be
revoked. The judge will then issue a "proposed decision'' that will be
later voted on by the California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
Greenwood
is accused of sexually assaulting four patients between June 2006, when
a woman claimed that Greenwood had touched her inappropriately, to
April 2008, when another woman alleged the chiropractor penetrated her
with his finger, according to a declaration filed in support of an
arrest warrant.
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