Johns Hopkins Doctor Caught Recording Patients without Their Permission
A respected physician at Johns Hopkins University has left the world in a cloud of shame after an apparent suicide. During their investigation, police found that the doctor had secretly recorded scores of women without their permission during physical examinations.
The case of Dr. Nikita A. Levy, a gynecologist, is being treated as a criminal investigation, and the board of trustees at Johns Hopkins is opening its own investigation.
The question at this point is who should be found liable. Johns Hopkins University may suffer significant financial liability for the doctor’s behavior, but medical insurance companies may also be forced to pay. Of course, there are a large number of attorneys on the scene, and legal experts are saying that many of their claims are contingent upon whether or not the women can be identified in the images.
Dr. Levy practiced for more than 20 years, and practiced gynecology and obstetrics through a network of Hopkins physicians. He worked at the East Baltimore Medical Center, a community clinic. He’d been with Hopkins since 1988.
Dr. Levy’s suicide may have come in response to being caught in the act by one of his colleagues. He’d been reported on February 4 and was fired on February 8. Police were going to meet with Levy, but he failed to show up for the meeting. Shortly afterward, he was found dead.
In order to collect in the civil suit, the women would have to be able to prove that they were the ones in the videos.
“If someone cannot be identified, they can’t very well make the case they were embarrassed or humiliated,” said Darren McKinney, communications director for the American Tort Reform Association in Washington, D.C.
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how sick!
John Dixon
February 21, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Yes, even the highly educated can have their freakish ways.
Such a shame it turned out this way for the brilliant doctor. With all his money and influence he could have changed his identity and moved elsewhere to practice medicine. Or maybe he was too afraid he’d get caught again.
Some people would rather die than get help.
Betty
February 21, 2013 at 9:41 pm
AT ALL TIMES: *ALL* any doctor, male or female, should have a 2nd person in the room (a nurse, etc) at the time of the examination. Recently, I had an annual physical and this included an exam of the private areas of the body, but no 3rd person was present. Not the best for the doctor! Same goes for teachers not putting themselves in a room alone with a student for counsel or tutoring…
Bobel
February 21, 2013 at 10:18 pm
There was another case presented on the “America’s Most Wanted” show where this Black female Phd went for treatment from this Asian doctor. After he put her under anethesia, immobilized, he raped her. He’s still on the run from the law.
Ladies, choose a female gynecologist; or make sure a nurse is present with male doctors.
Barbara
February 21, 2013 at 10:29 pm
So female gynecologists can’t be perverts? Bobel gave the best advice above…a third person should be present for male or female examinations.
Jenny
February 22, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Dawn N. McKenzie- True! Been there! Still there sometimes, but I know who I am, therefore I will let God Almighty’s will be done, not mine. Serious. I just keep on praying like a human and think like God Almighty.
Israeline
February 21, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Why do male doctors study gynecology?
John Jumpkin
February 21, 2013 at 11:16 pm
Duh.
me112233
February 22, 2013 at 10:30 am
Same reason that females go into urology.
me112233
February 22, 2013 at 10:30 am
Maybe because there are better openings in that field, perhaps?
Or maybe for the same reason females go into urology. Who knows and why does it matter?
Trevor Fraser
February 24, 2013 at 3:24 am
They have all kinds of secret monitoring devices people can do that is not detectable.
Poetee
February 22, 2013 at 2:16 am
WOW!
Lyne
February 22, 2013 at 4:12 am
Not to sound harsh but I am soooooooooooooo happy this perv no longer exist in this world!
kim
February 22, 2013 at 6:08 am
I see that for all the folk lire about being a doctor or a lawyer, I guess i comes down to charcter aferall. See also what Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife have done. I say bthat success is not a destination but a journey. Black people shadowing the dominat culture only meand that we eventually do what they do.
Akbar
February 22, 2013 at 6:20 am
I have observed that opportunity and setting are the drivers of misbehavior. The well-educated pull off bad deeds based on the situations that they find themselves in, as was the case of this doctor — no doubt a fair number of men might enjoy taking advantage the situation, but simply don’t have the opportunity. The “popular” (like Jesse Jr) behave similar to one another — you could have inserted ANY congressman’s name in place of Jesse Jr., and you would have the same “it figures” attitude about it. Jesse Sr. had his own peccadillos; again, similar to others who in positions of power/heads of organizations.
me112233
February 22, 2013 at 10:41 am
You are so right!! Black people are doing things that has never or very rarely heard of doing ever. That is an indication of Gods Word being fulfilled and how the wicked. are influencing black to do things we never did before, WHAT ARE BLACK PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT ? Immorality is spreading like a disease today because people have changed the Word of God to fit their lifestyle but God sees you and ” what’ s done in the dark will come to the light”, also there is NOTHING HIDDEN that will not be revealed! JJ Jr was my Senator and I see why now he couldn’t do anything about illegal immigration and other important issues , now here comes Robin Kelly wanting the Senator seat and she senda out flyers with a hispanic family on it saying the lost someone in a driveby and not one time mention all of the killings in the black race!!! We don’ t want or need her but backward blackfolks will put her in office.
JC
February 22, 2013 at 2:27 pm
Poor guy. He spent a ton of money for the best education and landed an awesome position at the prestigious Johns Hopkins. For what?? I really would like to know what the heck he was thinking. All those many years of school, time, effort, and hard work DOWN THE DRAIN. He should’ve just graduated from high school, applied for disability and sat on the couch and watched TV daily in the basement of his mother’s house.
What a waste.
corbin56
February 22, 2013 at 6:52 am
But that would have been so stereotypical.
me112233
February 22, 2013 at 10:41 am
Amen!
Denise Dunn
February 24, 2013 at 2:05 am
It is so unfortunate that an incident happens and we color everyone for that alleged act. With two OB/GYNs in the family, one male, one female, great dedicated physicians, who just about give up their personal lives for the Practice and many, many, many more of them…those who God has used to “save lives,” it is a “doggone dirty shame” that the professionals and dedicated ones have to be taken down in general. God bless all the good guys and girls.
Jay Smith
February 22, 2013 at 2:22 pm
That’ s a blessing but you NEVER EVER know what people think and do behind closed doors and in their mind. Child abuse playa a big part in people growing up doing this Dick stuff also NO FEAR OF GOD!!! Watch your children because sick minded people even other children are watching and preying upon them to get them when you get unconcerned.
JC
February 22, 2013 at 2:36 pm
I meant sick stuff
JC
February 22, 2013 at 2:38 pm
That’ s a blessing but you NEVER EVER know what people think and do behind closed doors and in their mind. Child abuse playa a big part in people growing up doing this Dick stuff also NO FEAR OF GOD!!! Watch your children because sick minded people even other children are watching and preying upon them to get them when you get unconcerned.
JC
February 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm
@Jenny
Hi Jenny,
My Post was in reference to “RAPE.” I know of many, many cases of male doctors raping women in their offices; but I have never heard of a case of a “female” doctor having “raped” a woman in her office. If you know of such a case, Jenny, please enlighten me!!!
These women I heard of are married women with husbands, or our daughters. So my post is for both Black fathers and mothers too.
Barbara
February 22, 2013 at 4:42 pm
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