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State Medical Board suspends Arkansas doctor’s license after he’s caught on camera naked at his practice, performing sexual acts in front of colleagues and patients

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04852e4200884e134a5b53b7c606ecf5" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;a81717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>GRAPHIC WARNING&colon; Disturbing Contents<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65debfd812443b1448bccbc483970266" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Arkansas<&sol;strong> <strong>doctor&comma; David Diffine&comma; had his medical license was suspended on an emergency basis last month following an investigation by the State Medical Board<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ad12279b5083002f25c0c532bdbf4f6b" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Dr&period; Diffine was caught naked on camera performing sexual acts in front of colleagues at his practice<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6215ac4b3c20df3f987a912686a6853f" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Surveillance video captured at Diffine Family Practice in Blytheville in 2019 allegedly shows Dr&period; David Diffine walking naked through the clinic and past patient rooms <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aaabdf48c51594827cacc3153651e321" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Footage show the sexual act being<strong> performed<&sol;strong> directly on one of the women as the internal medicine specialist doctor ejaculated on her <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3aed65533a7ff9942d9738e9712d0d7c" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Victim not only worked in the clinic as a lab technician she was also one of his patients<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38f92025cfbf3385b1721396fc6a2cb0" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>C<strong>omplaint<strong> also accused<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong>Diffine of using his &&num;8216&semi;position of power&comma; sexual grooming&comma; salary increases to groom employees and patients into repulsive sexual acts&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df0210dad3090f88d8d0438f35226a1a" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>State Medical Board describing his actions as &&num;8216&semi;perverse&&num;8217&semi; and has scheduled a disciplinary hearing before the board for next month <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf8b606b7e652bc5eaaae0085a89eae4" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>14 years earlier was criminally charged in Missouri for alleged illegal distributing pain medications <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e4d4e352dc1a6d2b1799896d974d56b1" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;251d1d&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Entering a deferred prosecution agreement in 2011 &comma; the state medical board dropped the charges&comma; Diffine agreed not to practice medicine in Missouri for three years<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;David-Diffine-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-471735" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong> Accused of using his &&num;8216&semi;position of power&comma; sexual grooming&comma; salary increases to groom employees and patients into repulsive sexual acts&&num;8217&semi;&comma; Arkansas doctor&comma; David Diffine&comma; &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; had his medical license was suspended on an emergency basis last month following an investigation by the state Medical Board<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A &&num;8216&semi;perverse&&num;8217&semi; doctor was caught on camera walking around nude and performing a sexual act in front of workers at his Arkansas practice&period;<br>Surveillance video captured at Diffine Family Practice in Blytheville in 2019 allegedly shows Dr&period; David Diffine walking naked through the clinic and past patient rooms&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kait8&period;com&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;14&sol;investigative-report-video-shows-doctor-performing-sexual-act-front-workers-patient-his-medical-practice&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">KAIT-TV<&sol;a> reported&period;<br>Diffine&comma; whose license was suspended on an emergency basis last month&comma; can also been seen parading his naked body in front of three women in the reception area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;David-Diffine-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-471737" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Arkansas state medical board received a complaint on July 17&comma; alleging Dr&period; David Diffine sexually harassed and engaged in sexual content with staff members&comma; who were also patients&period; A 2019 surveillance recording from Diffine Family Practice in Blytheville&comma; Ark&period;&comma; purportedly shows Diffine walking naked through the clinic during business hours&comma; <strong>past patient rooms <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He allegedly performed a sexual act directly on one of the women and ejaculated on her&comma; the footage showed&period; The victim worked in the clinic as a lab technician and was also one of Diffine&&num;8217&semi;s patients&period;<br>The videos&comma; which were sent to the Arkansas State Medical Board in July&comma; were filmed during business hours&comma; according to the complaint&period;<br>Diffine has also been accused of using his &&num;8216&semi;position of power&comma; sexual grooming&comma; salary increases to groom employees and patients into repulsive sexual acts&&num;8217&semi;&comma; the complaint states&period;<br>The medical director of the Arkansas Medical Foundation has branded Diffine&&num;8217&semi;s behavior as &&num;8216&semi;perverse&&num;8217&semi; and recommended a formal professional evaluation&period;<br>The doctor&comma; who is Internal Medicine specialist with offices in three different cities in the state&comma; will appear for a disciplinary hearing before the state medical board next month&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;David-Diffine-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-471739" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>The doctor&comma; seen parading naked in front of three women in the reception area&comma; allegedly performed a sexual act directly on one of the women&comma; ejaculated on her&period; Arkansas Medical Board previously investigated him over concerns of his &&num;8216&semi;naturist activities&&num;8217&semi; in January&comma; following complaints that he was posting nude photos on Instagram<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The state medical board received a complaint on July 17&comma; alleging Dr&period; Diffine sexually harassed and engaged in sexual content with staff members&comma; who were also patients&period; <br>He was interviewed over the phone by a state health department investigator about the allegations in September&period;<br>Diffine was told there was footage to support the allegations&comma; but according to the investigative report&comma; replied&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t know anything about that at all&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;I would have to see those things to have any idea what you&&num;8217&semi;re talking about&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The video was reviewed by Dr&period; Bradley Diner&comma; of the Arkansas Medical Foundation&comma; who wrote in the investigative documents&colon; &&num;8216&semi;The pervasive behavior leads to concerns about a sexual compulsive disorder or paraphilia which may in fact cross boundaries with his delivery of medical care&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Simply&comma; the interaction with his office staff suggest an entanglement in his medical practice&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>Diffine&&num;8217&semi;s license was suspended on October 13 following the board&&num;8217&semi;s investigation&period; His disciplinary hearing is scheduled for December 6&period;<br>The board previously investigated Diffine over concerns about his &&num;8216&semi;naturist activities&&num;8217&semi; in January after receiving a complaint that he was posting nude photos on Instagram&period;<br>The complaint reportedly included screenshots from his now-deleted account &commat;naked&period;drdave&comma; which Diffine alleged was a &&num;8216&semi;well-known&&num;8217&semi; account in the &&num;8216&semi;naturist community&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>Diffine told investigators that he was a naturist&comma; claiming that the practice promotes acceptance and body positivity&period; In a letter to the medical board he wrote&comma; &&num;8216&semi;We do not shame&comma; sexualize&comma; fear&comma; or negatively stigmatize the naked body&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>He also claimed there was &&num;8216&semi;no crossover whatsoever with my professionalism while practicing medicine and my naturist activities&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>The board decided in June not to take any action against Diffine and instead saved the complaint as &&num;8216&semi;information only&&num;8217&semi; and added it to his file&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;11&sol;David-Diffine-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-471740" style&equals;"width&colon;840px&semi;height&colon;auto"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size"><strong>Diffine seen &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; grabbing pizza while standing in the reception area&comma; naked&comma; with three female employees present&comma; was investigated in 2017&comma; for prescribing &&num;8216&semi;excessive amounts of controlled substances&&num;8217&semi;&period; Charges were ultimately dropped for lack of evidence<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Back in 2017&comma; Diffine was also investigated for allegedly prescribing &&num;8216&semi;excessive amounts of controlled substances&&num;8217&semi;&period; His license was temporarily suspended&comma; but the complaint was ultimately dropped for lack of evidence&period;<br>This particular complaint came six years after David Diffine was criminally charged in Missouri for allegedly illegally distributing pain medications&period; He entered in a deferred prosecution agreement in 2011 after an investigation by the state medical board and the charges were dropped&comma; with Diffine agreeing not to practice medicine in Missouri for three years&period;<br>Records show that the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts closed the case in 2013 and took no action against Diffine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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