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The woman's attorney, Jennifer McGrath, confirmed her client is one of two unidentified women cited as victims in that case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UCLA Health spokeswoman Rhonda Curry has said the university is aware of four complaints against Heaps. It only referred two of those to law enforcement and first told the campus community of the allegations on Monday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McGrath and another attorney are also representing the other woman cited as a victim in the criminal case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The university has pledged an independent review of its response and has encouraged potential victims to contact a third-party company with any complaints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>University of California President Janet Napolitano said Wednesday in a statement that she has convened a group to review policies and procedures \"related to inappropriate sexual behavior in our medical centers and student health centers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heaps has denied any wrongdoing. His attorney, Tracy Green, called the lawsuit \"completely exaggerated\" and said Heaps' exams were always thorough, and some patients may have misunderstood that his touching was for a medical purpose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Someone doesn't practice for 30 years and all of a sudden change their approach,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit also alleges the state medical board investigated a 2014 complaint against Heaps involving another possible victim; Green said that case was closed with no finding of wrongdoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='small' align='right' citation='Jennifer McGrath, an attorney representing one of the alleged victims']'She really was fearful while the incident was occurring.'[/pullquote]UCLA Health spokeswoman Curry said the university has not substantiated that there was a 2014 medical board investigation. UCLA received its first complaint against Heaps in December 2017, which prompted its investigation, Curry said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The medical board's website showed no records of discipline against Heaps, and he has a current license to practice medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The university regents' office did not immediately respond to an email on Wednesday seeking comment on the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The scandal comes in the wake of hundreds of accusations of sexual abuse by the nearby University of Southern California's longtime staff gynecologist, who has not been criminally charged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heaps' attorney said it's \"irresponsible\" to compare the two.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the lawsuit, the woman said another UCLA gynecologist referred her to Heaps. Her first appointment, where her family was present, went smoothly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At her second appointment, she alleges Heaps groped her and fondled her \"without medical justification,\" even as a female nurse was present. Her family was not there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She really was fearful while the incident was occurring,\" McGrath said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The unidentified nurse seemed to be uncomfortable with the alleged abuse but remained silent, according to the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='sexual-assault' label='Related Coverage']The lawsuit alleges the woman told her regular gynecologist about the incident and was later contacted by UCLA Health human resources. The state medical board also reached out to her, the lawsuit said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The complaint alleges the regents \"condoned and ratified\" Heaps' conduct by failing to take immediate action against him. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Updated at 1:46 p.m.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former Stanford University sailing coach John Vandemoer will not face prison time after pleading guilty to accepting bribes as part of a sweeping college admissions scandal that grabbed national headlines and shocked the U.S. higher education system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At a federal court in Boston on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Rya Zobel sentenced him to one day in prison, which is deemed served. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, with the first six months in home confinement, and was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11733790' label=''Just the Tip of the Iceberg': Stanford Students React in Wake of Admissions Scandal' hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/03/RS35917__M6A0102-qut-3.jpg\" heroLink=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11733790/just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-stanford-students-react-in-wake-of-admissions-scandal\" target=\"_blank\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, Vandemoer pleaded guilty to a single count of racketeering conspiracy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is the first sentence handed down in connection with the scam. Prosecutors had asked for a \"meaningful\" sentence of 13 months in prison and one year of supervised release to rebuild faith in what they call a \"rigged\" system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vandemoer's lawyers argued that he should be sentenced to probation. \"There is simply no way incarceration is necessary to deter Mr. Vandemoer from ever doing this, or anything like this, again,\" they wrote in a sentencing memorandum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Vandemoer's case, he has admitted to accepting payments to the sailing program of $110,000 and $500,000 for agreeing to help try to secure admission for two students. In one of those cases, prosecutors say, he was not able to actually designate the student as a recruit due to a timing snafu. Separately, the scheme's mastermind also mailed him a check for $160,000 that they agreed would count toward a \"future student.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coaches like Vandemoer were the key to the so-called side door that many students around the nation illicitly slipped through to get into elite colleges. Coaches on the take would use their special slots meant for star recruits and instead sell them. Often that meant admitting students purporting to be champion athletes in sports they never even actually played; in some cases, photos were staged or doctored to make them look like competitors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size='medium' align='right' citation='Patrick Cotter, a former federal prosecutor']'You will never be able to truly calculate the harm done when people learn that it's a rigged game.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vandemoer \"not only deceived and defrauded\" Stanford, prosecutors wrote in their sentencing memorandum, \"but also validated a national cynicism over college admissions by helping wealthy and unscrupulous applicants enjoy an unjust advantage over those who lack deep pockets or are simply unwilling to cheat to get ahead.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You will never be able to truly calculate the harm done when people learn that it's a rigged game,\" said attorney Patrick Cotter, a former federal prosecutor who is not involved in the case. \"That's a terrible crime on society. We'll never know how many kids gave up trying to get into good schools saying to themselves 'I'm not going to make the effort because some rich kid is just going to buy his way in ahead of me. So why bother?'\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"\"You know, if it was put up to a vote the public would probably send all these people to jail for 20 years,\" Cotter added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vandemoer's lawyers, however, are seeking leniency for the 41-year-old father of a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old. In their sentencing memorandum, defense attorneys describe Vandemoer as \"fundamentally a decent family man\" who \"dearly regrets\" his \"terrible mistake\" and has \"worked hard to make amends.\" They also argue he's \"perhaps the least culpable\" of all 50 defendants engulfed in this scandal since he never pocketed any money for himself — it all went to the sailing team to pay for uniforms, equipment and an assistant coach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Vandemoer's intent, while misguided, was to help the sailing program he loved,\" his lawyers wrote. And besides, they added, no student ever actually got into Stanford because of Vandemoer. Two students opted to go elsewhere and the third student, who was too late to be recruited, applied and got in through the normal process, but was kicked out this year, after Stanford learned that her resume contained false information.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vandemoer's lawyers have also sent the judge some 30 letters from family, friends and supporters, including former students and colleagues, extolling Vandemoer's character.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='college-admissions-scandal' label='The College Admissions Scandal']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Honesty and integrity were more important [to Vandemoer] than victory,\" wrote one parent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He's known as a straight shooter; one who adheres to the rules closely,\" said an attorney who has worked with Vandemoer in community sailing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many across the nation have been outraged as prosecutors \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2019/03/12/702539140/u-s-accuses-actresses-others-of-fraud-in-wide-college-admissions-scandal\">revealed the brazen scam\u003c/a> that also involved cheating on students' SAT and ACT entrance exams. The government has amassed a mountain of damning evidence, including emails, wiretapped phone conversations and financial records, implicating coaches, parents, middlemen, test proctors and test takers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The mastermind, Rick Singer, has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and obstruction of justice. That could mean 65 years in prison. 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All 10 attorneys general are Democrats. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in New York.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit is an unusual step by state officials ahead of a decision by federal antitrust authorities. The Justice Department’s decision is pending. The Republican majority of the Federal Communications Commission \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/844c1fdfd1684297a659b850b3c32128\">supports the deal\u003c/a>, though the agency has yet to vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Too many “mega mergers have sailed through the governmental approval process,” so it’s up to the states to “step up,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James at a news conference.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s no rule or regulation that we have to wait for the DOJ,” she said, adding that attorneys general will “continue to litigate whether the DOJ approves the merger or not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Diana Moss, the president of the American Antitrust Institute, said the states’ lawsuit could signal to other potential merger partners that there would be tougher enforcement from states, even if the federal government permitted deals to go through.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James said Tuesday that her office’s renewed focus on mergers and anti-competitiveness goes beyond the tech industry, though she did not elaborate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>T-Mobile and Sprint have argued that they need to bulk up to upgrade to a fast, powerful 5G mobile network that competes with Verizon and AT&T. The companies are appealing to President Trump’s \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/402d7c2651914d31a4f216f81eadda53\">desire for the U.S. to “win”\u003c/a> a global 5G race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consumer advocates, labor unions and \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/ce07aeed2cab4f3483f065d6d701fcb6\">many Democratic lawmakers\u003c/a> worry that the deal could mean job cuts, higher wireless prices and a hit to the rural cellphone market.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amanda Wait, an antitrust lawyer who formerly worked for the Federal Trade Commission, said states are taking action because they disagree with what they have seen the federal government doing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They see the FCC accepting certain remedies and concessions that don’t, in their minds, solve the problem,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>T-Mobile declined to comment. 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They resumed talks on combining after Trump took office, hoping for more industry-friendly regulators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>T-Mobile has a reputation for consumer-friendly changes to the cellphone industry. T-Mobile and Sprint, for instance, led the return of unlimited-data cellphone plans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>T-Mobile, trying to reassure critics, promised the FCC it would build out a 5G network and invest in rural broadband on a specific timeframe or pay penalties. It also promised to sell off Sprint’s prepaid Boost Mobile brand and keep price increases on hold for three years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was enough for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a Trump appointee, \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/844c1fdfd1684297a659b850b3c32128\">to back the\u003c/a> deal. 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Staff attorneys at DOJ have \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/b2b4f04f498e47f98ca9a44354ac27b1\">reportedly told the companies\u003c/a> they won’t approve the deal as proposed, but the ultimate decision lies with Makan Delrahim, also a Trump appointee, who is the top antitrust official in the Justice Department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state attorneys general said in Tuesday’s lawsuit that combining Sprint and T-Mobile would make the industry as a whole — including Verizon and AT&T — less likely to offer plans and services favorable to consumers. And they say the companies have already been working to roll out 5G and don’t need to combine to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank owns Sprint, while Germany’s Deutsche Telekom owns T-Mobile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Jeremy Siegel contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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