Marysville doctor suspended, sued over sex with Providence patient
MARYSVILLE — A Providence doctor turned his exam room at a Marysville clinic into a “love den” where he used his position of trust to have sex with a patient, alleges a lawsuit filed last week.
In September, the state Department of Health suspended Dr. James Grierson’s physician license for three years after he acknowledged repeated sex with the patient. Before being reinstated, Grierson will have to pay a $2,000 fine and undergo a mental health evaluation with a focus on sexual misconduct.
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Grierson and Providence Health & Services now face a lawsuit from the doctor’s patient in Snohomish County Superior Court.
“Legally, a patient cannot consent to a romantic or sexual relationship with their doctor,” the woman’s lawyer Cheryl Snow said, referring to the power imbalance inherent in that relationship.
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