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Austin, Texas
VA Physician Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Patients at Austin VAMC
John McDermott,
Special Agent in Charge, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector
General (VA OIG), announced today that in the 299th Judicial District Court of
Travis County, TX, Dr. Gregory S. Vagshenian was convicted of assaulting three
of his patients. Vagshenian was found guilty of nine counts of simple assault
and was acquitted of the greater charges of sexual assault by a mental health
services provider. Judge Jon Wisser announced the guilty verdict and will
sentence Vagshenian on March 22, 2004.
McDermott stated the conviction resulted from a joint investigation conducted by
VA OIG Special Agents and Healthcare Inspectors; the VA Temple Police; and other
State and Local Law Enforcement Officers. VA Psychiatrists also assisted in the
investigation and noted Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Gutheil provided expert
testimony at the trial.
From April 1993 to May 2001, Dr. Vagshenian was employed as a Psychiatrist at
the VA Austin Outpatient Clinic, located in Austin. The victims testified
Vagshenian performed unwanted sexual acts on them under the guise of a routine
physical exam.
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OIG February 19, 2004
Dallas, Texas
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Dallas VA Employee Convicted of Sexual Intercourse With a 14 Year Old Visitor at the Dallas VAMC
...John McDermott,
Special Agent in Charge, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of
Inspector General (OIG), announced today that in the 203rd District Court of
Dallas County, TX, located in Dallas, TX, Tony G. Douglas entered a plea of
guilty to one count of Sexual Assault on a Child.
McDermott stated that the plea resulted from an investigation by his Dallas,
Texas Field Office. During the summer of 2002, while Douglas was employed at the
VA Medical Center in Dallas, TX (VAMC), he engaged in sexual intercourse with a
14-year-old girl while she visited the VAMC. Douglas was 33 years old at the
time. As a result of the assault, the victim became pregnant and delivered a
baby in May 2003. A Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test proved that Douglas was the
father.
McDermott advised that Douglas was ordered to serve ten years on probation and
pay a fine of $2,000 as well as $350 attorney fees. Douglas was also ordered to
perform 320 hours of Community Service and submit to a urinalysis test once a
year.
McDermott remarked that Douglas must also terminate his parental rights to the
child and register as a Sex Offender. Douglas must also participate in a sex
offender counseling program and participate in a Safe Neighborhood Training
session. VA
OIG April 29, 2004
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