Chinese graduates take abuse action

Three Chinese graduates at the University of Southern California will join seven other women in filing lawsuits against their alma mater for damages caused by a long-time campus gynecologist who allegedly sexually abused them.

The lawsuit, jointly announced on Tuesday by Deng Law Center and Girardi & Keese at a news conference in Los Angeles, is the latest in a string of legal actions filed by former patients against USC and Doctor George Tyndall, a gynecologist who was accused of inappropriate behavior during his 30-year tenure at Engemann Student Health Center. Tyndall, 71, also allegedly targeted Chinese patients due to their lack of understanding of US medical norms, according to the Los Angeles Times. About 300 former patients have contacted the university in regards to Tyndall, the newspaper reported on Wednesday. The university has begun to share the names of ex-patients with the Los Angeles Police Department, but didn't disclose how many names were released, according to the Times.

Christopher Mo, an LAPD public information officer, told China Daily on Wednesday that he is aware that USC has given the department information about former patients, but he said there still is no formal criminal investigation against Tyndall.