More Woman Accuse Cedars-Sinai OBGYN Of Sexual Abuse

LOS ANGELES, CA — More women Thursday sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and one of the hospital's former OB/GYNs, alleging decades of sexual exploitation and abuse of female patients under the guise of medical care.

The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint was brought on behalf of 10 "Jane Doe" plaintiffs who were patients of Dr. Barry J. Brock. The plaintiffs are following in the steps of more than 65 other women who have made similar accusations of sexual abuse by the physician in earlier litigation.

The new lawsuit "outlines a disturbing pattern of alleged misconduct, including unnecessary breast and vaginal exams without gloves or chaperones, and sexually charged comments made during routine visits, dating back to the early 1980s," according to a statement by the plaintiffs' attorneys.

Despite multiple patient complaints over the years, Cedars-Sinai continued to give Brock access to patients until 2024, when he was terminated without letting former or current patients know, the suit states.

A Cedars-Sinai representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the current suit, but the hospital did respond to the initial litigation brought last fall.

"The type of behavior alleged about Dr. Barry Brock is counter to Cedars-Sinai's core values and the trust we strive to earn every day with our patients," the statement read. "Dr. Brock no longer has privileges to practice medicine at Cedars-Sinai and we have reported this matter to the California Medical Board. We recognize the legal process must now take its course and we remain committed to Cedars-Sinai's sacred healing mission and serving our community."

In a previous statement to The Los Angeles Times, Brock, 74, denied any wrongdoing.

"I know that I never touched or examined a patient in any way for anything but medical reasons," he said. "I know that my comments have never been sexually suggestive or sexual harassment, and that any such allegations have taken a comment completely out of context and distorted it."

But in their statement, the plaintiffs' lawyers said the new case ``calls into question institutional accountability, patient safety and systemic failure to act -- even as red flags piled up. It joins a growing national conversation about trust, abuse and transparency in the medical profession.

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