A gastroenterologist affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic was arrested this week and charged with multiple felonies. According to Cleveland Municipal Court records, Omar Massoud, MD, PhD, of Westlake, Ohio, has been charged with three counts of kidnapping, all first-degree felonies, and three counts of gross sexual imposition, all third-degree felonies.
The assaults are alleged to have happened during liver examinations on March 25, November 11, and November 28, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic’s main campus located at 9500 Euclid Avenue.
No further details were provided. Massoud is the former chief of hepatology at the Cleveland Clinic.
In a statement sent to Medscape Medical News, the Cleveland Clinic said it "immediately reported the accusations to the appropriate law enforcement agencies and are fully cooperating with the investigations following a thorough internal investigation," Massoud was fired, the Cleveland Clinic said.
According to Ohio Law - The qualifications for the charge to jump to gross sexual imposition include:
-The alleged victim is 13 years old or younger
-You forced your actions on the alleged victim
-You prevented the alleged victim from resisting in any way
-You knew of a mental or physical condition that prevented the alleged victim to resist or give consent
-You touched the genitals of someone 12 years old or younger.
Links to the Cleveland Municipal Court case summaries are in the article. Human trafficking? Pedophilia? Attempted organ harvesting? All three?
Craziness! I went to nursing school there! Top RN education! Higher expectations than most, excellent quality of care!
The Cleveland Clinic, screwed up my Brother-in-law, then later my Father-in-law. They both died. And, it's well known, that no one sues the Cleveland Clinic.