Seven women have made similar accusations against 43-year-old Dr. Jarret Patton and will testify at the trial that opened Tuesday. But Patton faces a criminal charge involving only one of the women.
Patton is accused of rubbing against the 32-year-old woman during her child's exam in February 2016. Prosecutors claim the doctor was sexually aroused by the act.
But Patton's attorney says the 6-foot-5, 250-pound physician accidentally made contact with the woman in a cramped hospital examination room.
Patton's medical license was suspended after the charge was filed, but it has been reinstated.
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