Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sex abuse charges

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Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges involving multiple patients. Heaps was previously convicted and sentenced, but that conviction was overturned. He then pleaded guilty to 13 felonies and received an 11-year prison sentence. UCLA paid nearly $700 million in settlements to hundreds of Heaps' patients following the scandal.


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