Bad: Cop impersonate gynecologist

[LeavingMass]

Cop, abuse of the badge

2 Indicted In Fake Gynecologist Scheme - News Story - WNBC | New York

NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Two men -- a police officer and an entrepreneur -- who allegedly posed as gynecologists were charged in a 34-count indictment with performing medical exams on the same woman without a license and multiple counts of sexual abuse.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe announced the indictment of Ramapo police Officer Andrew Dale and Zalman Silber, who The Journal News said is an insurance agent turned entrepreneur.

Dale, of Suffern, and Silber, of Monsey, allegedly conducted exams on the same woman in late 2005 and early 2006. Both were charged with acting individually and in concert with each other.

The indictment includes four counts of unauthorized practice, four counts of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree and 24 counts of sexual abuse in the third degree.

In addition, Dale was charged with two counts of official misconduct for behavior related to his role as a police officer in Ramapo, N.Y.

Both defendants were arraigned before Judge Catherine Bartlett and released on their own recognizance.

They are due back in court on Sept. 9.

[kwo51]

Door to door Gynecologst the new wave of work at home jobs.

[HK4U]

This in Heir Bloomberg's realm? Surly not.

[tattedupboy]

I'm just wondering if this story would have received this much coverage if the perps had not been police officers. Nevertheless, police officers are people who average civilians like myself expect to be upstanding citizens who rid our streets of the bad guys. Officers like the guy in this story only make people more suspicious of the good police officers who do their jobs well.

[mom of 3 angels]

The story does not elaborate on what Mr. Silber's entrepreneurship entails. Maybe he just decided to become a gynecologist without all that medical schooling the average gynecologist goes through. You know, just get one patient and start your practice. Entrepreneurial for sure.

With the details given she apparently saw these "doctors" more than once in the specified months. Would take some real convincing to get me to see my OB/GYN more than once a year unless I was expecting and that dr. was also my obstetritian. The annual exams and OB/GYN procedures are also pretty much routine regardless of who you see for them--anything out of the ordinary (which apparently this was) should not merit return visits! And to top it off, she should have checked her insurance provider list before choosing a dr--I bet her visits weren't even covered!

[dancingwolf]

Just when you think you've heard it all...........

[2beararms]

My problem with this is that the story does not say "Former" police officer or "Fired" Police Officer, just Police Officer...

Indeed IMHO cops SHOULD be held to a higher standard, but at the very least they should be held to the same standard as others. If he was a real estate agent his license would likely be permanently revoked for a crime of moral turpitude, but as a cop he will either likely keep his job, or at least his certification which is rediculous.

Conviction of any felony by an officer should be permanent removal of the ability to be an officer and forfeiture of all benefits and pensions.

[HK4U]

I guess they did not make enough money as police officers so they had to do a little moonlighting.