Lilith
10-01-2005, 07:51 AM
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor has sued a
Seattle-area newspaper for defamation after it
reported he posed as his twin, a gynecologist, to have
sex with his brother's patients.
Dennis Momah said the King County Journal defamed him
in 2003 when it published an article that said: "Two
twin brothers were taking turns having sex with
patients on a regular basis without the patients'
knowledge that they were two different people."
Momah, who filed the lawsuit in King County Superior
Court this week, also sued Harish Bharti, an attorney
quoted in the paper who represents six female patients
of Charles Momah, Dennis Momah's twin and a
gynecologist.
Charles Momah is being sued by some of his former
patients, who say that he switched places with Dennis,
giving him access to his gynecological patients.
In February, six patients said in a lawsuit that they
were sometimes deceived into being seen, examined,
operated on and sexually fondled by Dennis Momah, a
general practitioner who is not certified in
obstetrics and gynecology.
Charles Momah, who had medical practices in two
suburbs south of Seattle, has pleaded not guilty to
criminal charges of rape, indecent liberties and
insurance fraud. That trial is scheduled for October
4.
Dennis Momah, who has not been charged with any crime,
said in his lawsuit that the article was "published
negligently and with reckless disregard for the
truth."
Barbara Morgan, executive editor of the King County
Journal, said the newspaper had not been served and
did not know the details of Momah's lawsuit.
Dennis Momah's lawyer, Timothy Ford, said the media
coverage had ruined his Nigeria-born client's career.
"Right now he's looking for work," Ford said.
Bharti was not immediately available for comment, and
phones to Charles Momah's practices were disconnected.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. doctor has sued a
Seattle-area newspaper for defamation after it
reported he posed as his twin, a gynecologist, to have
sex with his brother's patients.
Dennis Momah said the King County Journal defamed him
in 2003 when it published an article that said: "Two
twin brothers were taking turns having sex with
patients on a regular basis without the patients'
knowledge that they were two different people."
Momah, who filed the lawsuit in King County Superior
Court this week, also sued Harish Bharti, an attorney
quoted in the paper who represents six female patients
of Charles Momah, Dennis Momah's twin and a
gynecologist.
Charles Momah is being sued by some of his former
patients, who say that he switched places with Dennis,
giving him access to his gynecological patients.
In February, six patients said in a lawsuit that they
were sometimes deceived into being seen, examined,
operated on and sexually fondled by Dennis Momah, a
general practitioner who is not certified in
obstetrics and gynecology.
Charles Momah, who had medical practices in two
suburbs south of Seattle, has pleaded not guilty to
criminal charges of rape, indecent liberties and
insurance fraud. That trial is scheduled for October
4.
Dennis Momah, who has not been charged with any crime,
said in his lawsuit that the article was "published
negligently and with reckless disregard for the
truth."
Barbara Morgan, executive editor of the King County
Journal, said the newspaper had not been served and
did not know the details of Momah's lawsuit.
Dennis Momah's lawyer, Timothy Ford, said the media
coverage had ruined his Nigeria-born client's career.
"Right now he's looking for work," Ford said.
Bharti was not immediately available for comment, and
phones to Charles Momah's practices were disconnected.