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02-22-2013, 12:25pm
Ob-gyn found dead after allegations he videotaped patients
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:25 AM EST
Updated: Feb 20, 2013 3:26 AM EST
BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) - Police say Dr. Nikita Levy, an ob-gyn at Johns Hopkins, took his life inside his home Monday, the same house where Baltimore city police earlier found extensive evidence that Levy videotaped and took photos of his patients without their knowledge.
"It's disgusting that you've got to trust these people and you can't trust them," said Tasha Bynum, a patient of Levy's who received a letter saying he left the facility but didn't say why.
"I thought maybe he moved on, got promoted or something."
Hospital security was alerted on Feb. 4 by another staff member that Levy was using personal video equipment to tape his patients.
Police now trying to determine if others were involved.
A spokesperson for Johns Hopkins says Levy was let go earlier this month.
A statement from Johns Hopkins says, "Any invasion of patient privacy is intolerable. Dr. Levy's behavior violates Johns Hopkins code of conduct and privacy policies and is against everything for which Johns Hopkins medicine stands for."
Police believe there could be a large number of victims. Levy saw around a thousand patients since getting his medical license in 1988.
"That's a violation. You understand what I'm saying?" Bynum said. "That you got somebody that you're supposed to trust with your body... your information, which is supposed to be confidential."
Johns Hopkins has launched its own investigation.
Baltimore police are now setting up a hotline.
They say all of Levy's patients should contact them to see if they were victimized.
According to the Maryland Board of Physicians, Levy still had an active medical license and had no known disciplinary actions against him.
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:25 AM EST
Updated: Feb 20, 2013 3:26 AM EST
BALTIMORE (WJZ/CNN) - Police say Dr. Nikita Levy, an ob-gyn at Johns Hopkins, took his life inside his home Monday, the same house where Baltimore city police earlier found extensive evidence that Levy videotaped and took photos of his patients without their knowledge.
"It's disgusting that you've got to trust these people and you can't trust them," said Tasha Bynum, a patient of Levy's who received a letter saying he left the facility but didn't say why.
"I thought maybe he moved on, got promoted or something."
Hospital security was alerted on Feb. 4 by another staff member that Levy was using personal video equipment to tape his patients.
Police now trying to determine if others were involved.
A spokesperson for Johns Hopkins says Levy was let go earlier this month.
A statement from Johns Hopkins says, "Any invasion of patient privacy is intolerable. Dr. Levy's behavior violates Johns Hopkins code of conduct and privacy policies and is against everything for which Johns Hopkins medicine stands for."
Police believe there could be a large number of victims. Levy saw around a thousand patients since getting his medical license in 1988.
"That's a violation. You understand what I'm saying?" Bynum said. "That you got somebody that you're supposed to trust with your body... your information, which is supposed to be confidential."
Johns Hopkins has launched its own investigation.
Baltimore police are now setting up a hotline.
They say all of Levy's patients should contact them to see if they were victimized.
According to the Maryland Board of Physicians, Levy still had an active medical license and had no known disciplinary actions against him.