{"id":30165,"date":"2020-04-02T19:15:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T19:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/02\/doctor-with-the-va-charged-with-groping-army-veteran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:11:54","slug":"doctor-with-the-va-charged-with-groping-army-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/04\/02\/doctor-with-the-va-charged-with-groping-army-veteran\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor with the VA charged with groping Army veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2014 A doctor at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia has been charged with groping and injuring a patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Jonathan Yates was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law \u2014 language used to describe crimes committed while on duty. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The complaint, filed in federal court in West Virginia&#8217;s southern district, said Yates deprived the 42-year-old Army veteran at the VA Medical Center in Beckley of his constitutional right to bodily integrity during a February 2019 examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was essentially groping me,\u201d the patient said in an affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient became incapacitated when Yates cracked his neck in a locked examination room, FBI Special Agent Michael Moyer said in the affidavit. Moyer said the doctor&#8217;s action amounted to kidnapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/30\/here-are-all-the-known-va-coronavirus-cases-in-america-which-jumped-nearly-50-percent-over-the-weekend\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6125698.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here are all the known VA COVID-19 cases in the U.S.: More than 1,300 cases nationwide and a 42 percent one-day rise in deaths<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The number of veteran cases and fatalities has risen steadily since mid-March.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates, 51, was arrested at his home Thursday, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the affidavit, the patient told Yates that he wanted a referral to continue massage therapy for chronic pain. He said Yates told him he needed to do a thorough examination and that he could conduct massages and acupuncture. Yates locked the door and told the patient to remove his clothes, the patient said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates commented about the patient\u2019s muscle tone and chest hair and called him \u201ca real man,\u201d according to the affidavit. When the patient complied with the doctor\u2019s request to remove his jeans, Yates allegedly said: \u201cBoxer briefs: my favorite.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates removed the boxers and began massaging the patient, who started complaining of intense pain in his hips, spine and groin areas, according to allegations. Yates continued massaging, moving to the patients\u2019 buttocks, the patient told Moyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI again asked him what this was for, and told him the pain was getting worse,\u201d the patient said. Yates \u201cagain tried to reassure me that this was what he needed to do, and that I should relax.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient said Yates smacked his buttocks and, after instructing him to roll onto his back, cracked his neck despite the veteran&#8217;s objections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI made it clear from the beginning of this session that he was not to crack my neck,\u201d the patient said. \u201cI was in shock, could not even speak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the patient recovered from the shock, he told Yates: \u201cThat\u2019s enough. This is not helping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After five more minutes of massaging, Yates allowed him to get dressed, according to complaint. The patient said Yates then put his arm around his shoulder and said: \u201cThe next session will be better. I\u2019m here to help, physically and mentally. Whatever we talk about stays in this room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates patted the patient&#8217;s leg, hugged him, followed him out of the room and told him to make a follow-up appointment, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI walked to my car as fast as I could, despite my pain,\u201d the patient said. \u201cI went to the gas station bathroom and used multiple sanitary wipes because I felt dirty after that encounter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moyer said he interviewed other hospital patients who described similar behavior from Yates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yates was employed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the \u201cwhole health director\u201d at the VA hospital from approximately April 2018 to June 2019, according to the affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation into allegations of sexual assaults at the Beckley hospital was announced last fall at the same time that federal prosecutors were conducting a sweeping criminal probe into the deaths of up to 11 patients at the Louis A. 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