The secret files on Dr George Tyndall, gynaecologist at USC who ‘preyed on young Asian students’
- Medical experts who evaluated University of Southern California doctor reported there was evidence he preyed on Asian students who were vulnerable because of their age and language skills
- More than 650 lawsuits have been filed, and Los Angeles police have been conducting an extensive sex crimes investigation
Confidential records show decades of warnings to the University of Southern California (USC) about Dr George Tyndall, the long-time campus gynaecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of female students.
The documents, released last week, span the entirety of Tyndall’s career at USC, including a handwritten complaint in 1990 about a “rude” exam and a lengthy expert analysis in 2016 that posited the gynaecologist had “underlying psychopathy”.
Among the revelations is that USC was told in that expert report that Tyndall appeared to be targeting international students from Asian countries.
This has been a particularly sensitive issue for USC, which has aggressively courted Chinese students and donors.
As described in the report from Colorado-based medical consulting firm MDReview: “If the patients were young and Asian, they were more likely to have a pelvic exam completed” by Tyndall.
The records, totalling more than 600 pages, are evidence in a federal class-action suit by former patients against Tyndall and USC.
US District Judge Stephen Wilson ordered the documents made public after The Los Angeles Times sought a court order for access.
