7 women accuse Ore. anesthesiologist of sex abuse
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Five more women have accused an anesthesiologist at an Oregon hospital of sexual abuse, bringing the total to seven.
The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/oJ1cxh ) Dr. Frederick George Field was charged with rape and felony sexual abuse in an arraignment Monday, based on the new allegations.
A Wasco County grand jury originally indicted the 45-year-old Field last week on accusations of sexual abuse involving two patients at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles (dalz).
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Some of the women accusing Field say they were molested while they were incapacitated by anesthetics. Hospital spokesman Richard Baltus says the latest woman to accuse Field was a hospital employee, not a patient.
Field was arrested July 28. The Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility's website indicates he is still in jail. A call for comment Tuesday to his lawyer Stephen Houze wasn't immediately returned.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com