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Doctor in Nantucket yacht case held on $200,000 bail
Crime Scott Anthony Burke is facing a slew of drug and firearms charges after officials allegedly found cocaine, ketamine, guns, and ammunition aboard his yacht. Scott Anthony Burke appeared in Plymouth District Court Thursday for a detention hearing. He is facing several firearms and drug charges after a Sept. 5 incident aboard his yacht off […]
Norwell doctor charged with sexually assaulting girls during physical exams
Crime Former patients alleged that Dr. Richard A. Kauff abused them even when their parents were in the room, accusing the pediatrician of shielding his actions from view. A former South Shore Medical Center pediatrician is facing rape and assault charges after he allegedly sexually abused young girls during their annual physical exams. According to […]
Watch: Former Brigham & Women’s doctor accused of sexual assault
Prominent rheumatologist, Dr. Derek Todd, left the hospital in July amid multiple investigations, and now faces three separate lawsuits. Health reporter Felice Freyer explains how to know if an exam is inappropriate and what to do if you suspect something wrong. The post Watch: Former Brigham & Women’s doctor accused of sexual assault appeared first […]
Victim killed by falling mast on Maine schooner carrying tourists was a doctor
Local News Dr. Emily Mecklenburg, 40, of Rockland, was declared dead Monday after she was evacuated from the stricken vessel Grace Bailey by the Coast Guard. This photo the schooner Grace Bailey with its main mast broken off the coast of Rockland, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Kurt Schleicher via AP By Associated Press […]
Former Brigham doctor accused of performing unnecessary pelvic and breast exams
Health Dr. Derrick Todd parted ways with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and agreed last month to stop practicing medicine. John Tlumacki/Boston Globe Staff, File A former Brigham and Women’s Hospital rheumatologist is embroiled in a legal battle amid accusations that he performed medically unnecessary breast and pelvic exams. First reported by The Boston Globe, the […]
Ohtani has elbow surgery. His doctor expects hitting return by opening day ’24 and pitching by ’25.
MLB “It was very unfortunate that I couldn’t finish out the year on the field, but I will be rooting on the boys until the end,” Ohtani said in a statement. Los Angeles Angels’ Shohei Ohtani laughs in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Anaheim, Calif., […]
Nantucket yacht case: ‘Pornographic films’ allegedly shot on boat where doctor was arrested
Crime An affidavit filed by Nantucket police reveals further details about what allegedly happened on Scott Burke’s yacht. A Coast Guard patrol boat is shown tied to the yacht Jess Conn, owned by Scott Anthony Burke, in Nantucket Harbor. Kit Noble/ Nantucket Current Pornographic films were allegedly shot on the yacht where a retired surgeon […]
Boston doctor charged with performing lewd act in front of 14-year-old girl on flight from Hawaii
Crime By Associated Press September 14, 2023 | 7:13 PM BOSTON (AP) — A Boston doctor was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on charges that he masturbated and exposed himself within the view of a 14-year-old female seated next to him on a flight from Honolulu to Boston in May 2022. Dr. Sudipta […]