Well, Dr. Roger Ian Hardy, a fertility doctor in Reading, Massachusetts, is in the middle of an investigating that is accusing him of sexually molesting his patients. Well, he recently turned in his medical license. Is that like throwing your cards in and folding in a Hold 'em Tournament? Anyway, investigations into Hardy, who practiced at the nine-office Fertility Centers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine, go back to 2004. One patient came forward and said, "I was afraid something criminal had been done to me," as she described how Hardy tried to stimulate her sexually while she was half sedated during a procedure in December of 2003. Hardy denied any wrongdoing at the time saying that there were three "professional assistants" in the operating room with him and the case was dropped.
The woman then wrote a letter in protest saying the board hadn't done its job properly. Since then, staff have reportedly witnessed the reproductive endocrinologist inappropriately touching women under anesthesia, as well as touching a sedated patient's breast while she underwent egg retrieval and an employee's breast. I have to admit; this might sound wrong, but this guy is kind of sounding like a hero to me, but if he ever did this to my wife, I may have to kick his ass.
A whistle-blowing female specialist, who remains anonymous, reported Hardy last October and told the medical board investigators she was 'horrified' and felt "awkward and difficult, but had to tell someone." She said a longtime patient in her 40s confided in her that 55-year-old Hardy touched her sexually and rubbed her genitals during an un-chaperoned 2011 examination. Hardy told her extensive sexual touching was 'part of her fertility treatment.' This guy is a star! How did he not get reported sooner? Unless, he was threatening these people that if they said anything, he would kill them?
During this investigation, Hardy was set to be suspended as 'an immediate and serious threat to health, safety and welfare of the public." Eighteen witnesses including nurses, colleagues and fertility experts all gave information to the board. One physician told investigators that nurses had been afraid of losing their jobs. Hardy resigned on the eve of the meeting on January 21, but stated he'd done nothing wrong and complaints were stirred by competitors. I guess until this investigation is complete, Dr. Hardy, it looks like your a sexual predator. Like I said, I always wondered how doctors who work with women's privates were able to control themselves. That's why I always felt that those doctors should always be women. Obviously, men cannot control themselves. Trust me, there are many more Dr. Hardys in this world. He's not the only one. He's just the only one we've heard of in the news.
