On Monday, the Florida Department of Health, in cooperation with the local police and other authorities, announced that 63-year old doctor, Dr. Indravadan Shah who was accused of "inappropriately touching two female patients" has given up his medical license permanently in order to avoid prosecution. Shah has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery.
A spokesperson for the State Attorney's Office, Assistant State Attorney Spencer Hathaway said in a statement, "He avoided a trial by entering a deferred prosecution agreement." He further explained that as soon as Shah fulfills the provisions and requirements stated in the deferred prosecution agreement, the criminal charges that have been filed against him are going to be dropped.
According to the agreement, Shah will be mandated to complete 50 hours of community service that is to be completed within the 12 to 24 week period of a Moral Recognition Therapy Program. He is also required to undergo a psychosexual evaluation, and is prohibited to have any sort of contact with the victims.
Based on the report by South Daytona police as to the circumstances surrounding the lawsuits filed by the two women, Shah allegedly groped them in separate occasions during their medical examinations. According to investigators, one of you women even claimed that Shah kissed her on the mouth.
During one of her follow-up appointments for a pelvic examination, one of the women, who had been diagnosed with cancer, said that Shah asked her when her last breast examination was conducted. And, although she informed him that she was not there for that, she complied when her then doctor asked her to pull up her shirt for the breast exam, which was when Shah reportedly displayed unethical behavior. With the second case, the woman said that Shah "touched her hands in a loving and sensual manner," and that when she pulled away, he took hold of her breasts and "kissed her on the mouth."
