"Doctor in sex abuse suit dies; Worked 19 years at Children’s Hospital" by David Abel, Globe Staff / February 19, 2011
Dr. Melvin D. Levine, a former Children’s Hospital Boston doctor and best-selling author, was found dead yesterday, his attorney said, a day after he was sued over accusations that he sexually abused thousands of pediatric patients.
Law enforcement authorities in North Carolina, where Levine had moved more than two decades ago, would not say when or how he died....
Related: N.C. police report says doctor left suicide note
News of Levine’s death came a day after a class action lawsuit was filed in Suffolk Superior Court contending that the doctor sexually abused as many as 5,000 patients during his 19-year career at Children’s Hospital....
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The suit cited 40 former patients, all young boys at the time, who said that Levine performed unnecessary genital examinations....
In March 2009, Levine signed an agreement with the North Carolina Medical Board, saying he would never again practice medicine. The agreement followed allegations that Levine had performed improper genital examinations on boys there....
Levine appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show’’ to promote his books. He specialized in children with developmental and educational issues.
She really picked a crop of perverts, plagiarizers, and liars, didn't she?
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Related: Pediatrician’s suicide soothes no wounds
Also see: Slow Saturday Special: Perverted Physician
Update: Doctor’s journal denies allegations
