The behavior of a prominent UCLA Health gynecologist during an exam with a married mother of four amounted to sexual assault and harassment, according to an investigative report by the university made public Thursday.
It took UCLA almost two years to complete the investigation into allegations raised by a patient against Dr. James Heaps, a 63-year-old physician who was arrested in June on sexual battery and exploitation charges.
“They say one thing and do another,” Kavinoky said. “UCLA makes promises and assurances to the Los Angeles community that they’re doing the right thing, and in fact what this evidence shows is they attempted to sweep this under the rug and put women in harm’s way while they were doing it.”Such investigative reports typically take universities no more than a year to complete, a Title IX expert told The Times.
Heaps’ attorney Tracy Green said Heaps was interviewed only once for the investigation and that the physicians who reviewed the case weren’t given the medical records from the patient’s appointment. Green said Heaps had anticipated that he would have the opportunity to meet with a panel of physicians and explain his medical approach with the patient.
Under UCLA’s policy, its Title IX office “will complete the investigation promptly, typically within 60 to 90 business days of notifying the parties in writing of the charges. However, the Title IX Officer may extend the time frame past 90 days for good cause. The Title IX Officer will notify the parties in writing of the reason for any extension and the projected new timeline.”
Brett Sokolow, president of the Assn. of Title IX Administrators, said the industry standard to complete a Title IX investigation is essentially UCLA’s policy, which gives the university 60 to 90 days, with some ability for extensions when appropriate. “These are fairly significant allegations to not have suspended the respondent pending the investigation,” Sokolow said. “It is also outside the industry norm, especially in a sensitive position where he’s got a lot of patient contact of an intimate nature.”
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