167 women have accused a Beverly Hills OB-GYN of sexual misconduct. What we know about the claims
Another 107 women have come forward with allegations that a former Beverly Hills doctor engaged in sexually exploitative and abusive behavior with his patients that resulted in lasting complications.
In the most recent lawsuit obtained by the Los Angeles Times, the new plaintiffs are in addition to the 60 other former patients who accused obstetrician-gynecologist Dr. Barry J. Brock of similar allegations in a suit that was filed last year.
Brock, 74, has previously denied any wrongdoing following the lawsuits that also claim Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other medical practices where he worked, knowingly concealed his alleged sexual abuses and medical misconduct.
Cedars-Sinai has claimed it terminated Brock’s hospital privileges in July after getting “concerning complaints” from former patients. Those privileges were terminated a few months later, the hospital said.
Here’s everything we know about the case:
Dr. Barry Brock has more than 40 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology and is a well-known figure in the medical community.
He was a member of the Cedars-Sinai physician network until 2018. He retained his clinical privileges there until mid-2024.
Brock also worked at Beverly Hills OB-GYN and Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center, which are named in the lawsuits.
He retired from medicine in August 2024.
The former doctor said previously that he surrendered his privileges without any “hearing on the merits” of the allegations under investigation.
In the latest lawsuit against Brock was filed on December 27 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, a slew of former patients claimed that during exams and procedures he allegedly fondled their clitorises and groped their breasts unnecessarily.
He also conducted the exams without gloves, which the Federation of State Medical Boards lists as an example of sexual impropriety, according to the lawsuit.
Some accused the former doctor of thrusting examination instruments into them while making lewd and inappropriate comments that made them uncomfortable.
One patient claimed that when she told Brock that she was a lesbian, he replied, “Well, I can change that.”
