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Five women who are separately suing their former OB-GYN have accused the Illinois doctor of examining patients while drunk, paying one of them after having sex in a hotel room and acting strange after a stillbirth delivery.
PAYING A PATIENT AFTER SEX
One of Cannon’s patients who filed a lawsuit began seeing him for care in 2011 and continued through 2016. She was a single mom. During a 2016 appointment, Cannon asked her about her dating or sex life, according to the lawsuit. She said she was focusing on being a mother. Cannon then began texting the woman seeking sex, the attorneys said, and she eventually agreed to meet him at a hotel. The doctor had sex with his patient and left her between $250 to $500 in cash, according to the complaint.
EXAMINING PATIENTS WHILE DRUNK
Three of the five new lawsuits say Cannon completed patient examinations while drunk. One of the women noticed he smelled like alcohol and had dilated pupils during her routine March 2019 prenatal appointment, according to one of the complaints. She expressed concerns to her primary OB-GYN, and he said he “was likely just tired from a night shift at the hospital.” Another also said she could smell alcohol coming from Cannon, and he “appeared intoxicated and under the influence of alcohol” while he performed her prenatal checkup in August 2019. The third female patient said she saw Cannon from 2012 to 2017. During a 2017 visit, “she noticed Dr. Cannon was slurring his speech, speaking with altered, halting speech, and appeared overly (friendly) throughout the visit,” according to her attorneys. She stopped seeing him after that appointment. A Hurley McKenna & Mertz investigation found that Cannon was previously arrested in 2016 on a charge of domestic battery involving alcohol, according to the news release.
‘BIZARRE BEHAVIOR AFTER A STILLBIRTH’
In July 2016, a patient of DuPage Medical Group went into labor, and Cannon delivered her baby, according to the lawsuit. “That delivery resulted in a stillbirth,” her attorneys said. Cannon didn’t say anything to his patient or make eye contact with the woman or her husband, according to the lawsuit. “After the stillbirth, (he) did (not) make any effort to discuss the stillbirth, its cause, or potential future complications with either Plaintiff or her husband,” the attorneys said. Rather, he gave the baby to a nurse and left the room. The woman’s legal team described his actions as “bizarre behavior after a stillbirth,” adding that he should have provided emotional support and good communication.
In a press conference with their attorneys on Wednesday, two women said that during exams, Cannon commented on their tattoos, then took it a step further.
"He is now undressed showing me his tattoos in this position," said Gudella.
"What medical personnel would be taking off their shirt and showing their patients all their tattoos, where he would unbutton his shirt, take off his lab jacket, and proceeded to show me that he was fully tatted," said Christina Deeke, another plaintiff.
Five women who are separately suing their former OB-GYN have accused the Illinois doctor of examining patients while drunk, paying one of them after having sex in a hotel room and acting strange after a stillbirth delivery.
PAYING A PATIENT AFTER SEX
One of Cannon’s patients who filed a lawsuit began seeing him for care in 2011 and continued through 2016. She was a single mom. During a 2016 appointment, Cannon asked her about her dating or sex life, according to the lawsuit. She said she was focusing on being a mother. Cannon then began texting the woman seeking sex, the attorneys said, and she eventually agreed to meet him at a hotel. The doctor had sex with his patient and left her between $250 to $500 in cash, according to the complaint.
EXAMINING PATIENTS WHILE DRUNK
Three of the five new lawsuits say Cannon completed patient examinations while drunk. One of the women noticed he smelled like alcohol and had dilated pupils during her routine March 2019 prenatal appointment, according to one of the complaints. She expressed concerns to her primary OB-GYN, and he said he “was likely just tired from a night shift at the hospital.” Another also said she could smell alcohol coming from Cannon, and he “appeared intoxicated and under the influence of alcohol” while he performed her prenatal checkup in August 2019. The third female patient said she saw Cannon from 2012 to 2017. During a 2017 visit, “she noticed Dr. Cannon was slurring his speech, speaking with altered, halting speech, and appeared overly (friendly) throughout the visit,” according to her attorneys. She stopped seeing him after that appointment. A Hurley McKenna & Mertz investigation found that Cannon was previously arrested in 2016 on a charge of domestic battery involving alcohol, according to the news release.
‘BIZARRE BEHAVIOR AFTER A STILLBIRTH’
In July 2016, a patient of DuPage Medical Group went into labor, and Cannon delivered her baby, according to the lawsuit. “That delivery resulted in a stillbirth,” her attorneys said. Cannon didn’t say anything to his patient or make eye contact with the woman or her husband, according to the lawsuit. “After the stillbirth, (he) did (not) make any effort to discuss the stillbirth, its cause, or potential future complications with either Plaintiff or her husband,” the attorneys said. Rather, he gave the baby to a nurse and left the room. The woman’s legal team described his actions as “bizarre behavior after a stillbirth,” adding that he should have provided emotional support and good communication.
In a press conference with their attorneys on Wednesday, two women said that during exams, Cannon commented on their tattoos, then took it a step further.
"He is now undressed showing me his tattoos in this position," said Gudella.
"What medical personnel would be taking off their shirt and showing their patients all their tattoos, where he would unbutton his shirt, take off his lab jacket, and proceeded to show me that he was fully tatted," said Christina Deeke, another plaintiff.
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