Freak of Nomenclature, Follow-up Department
An orthopedic surgeon from Lambertville, Mich., was convicted of two counts of felony criminal sexual conduct after removing one patients’ pants and underwear, and fondling another patients’ breasts; both women were seeking treatment of back injuries. He also has a previous conviction in a similar case in Ohio, which also resulted in jail time. Now out of jail, Dr. Jake Paul Heiney, 42, has sued one of the women, whose name is being withheld, demanding more than $25,000 because her testimony in court caused him “humiliation, embarrassment, disgrace and public scandal” — not to mention having his medical license revoked. “Defamation of character,” the lawsuit charges. “The message it sends to female victims is they can be punished for doing the right thing,” says the investigator in the criminal case, Monroe County Sheriff’s Detective Jeff Pauli. “I find it appalling.” The woman plans to countersue for intentional infliction of emotional distress, her attorney says. (RC/Monroe News) ...Defamation of character? Sounds more like definition of character.As for his Ohio appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court took apart Heiney’s arguments in a lengthy Decision, not only affirming the “judgment of the trial court in full”, but also that “Heiney is ordered to pay the costs of this appeal”.
Thus, in my opinion, “definition of character” is also affirmed.
To really sew up the “Freak of Nomenclature” theme, it should be noted that one of the attorneys involved in Dr. Heiney’s appeal, from the University of Toledo’s Criminal Appeals Clinic, was one Deborah K. Rump.
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