Second woman files lawsuit against East Hartford doctor

Posted: Published on March 31st, 2012

This post was added by Dr P. Richardson

EAST HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) -

A second woman claimsshe is a victim of East Hartford doctor, Edwin Njoku who is currently accused of raping a patient.

According to court documents, the woman says she went to Njoku to get treated for drug addiction but she claims the doctor used that to his advantage to get sex.

Njoku faces a previous lawsuit filed by a woman who claims he forced her to have sex with him afterpelvic surgery. Her suit claims theirsexual relationship has left her body permanently damaged.

His license to practice medicine in Connecticuthas been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

The second woman, according to herlawsuit, claims she was bribed to have sex with thedoctor. Her attorney says his clientfirst went to Njoku in 2005 or 2006 to be treated for drug dependency. The woman was a licensed practical nurse but voluntarilydid notrenew her license a few years ago because of the problem.

The woman's lawyer says Njoku gave herVicodin or similar narcotic prescription medications and after the third visit started demanding sex in exchange for a renewal.

According to her lawsuit, thesexual encounters took place inside Njoku's home in East Hartford.

The woman says their sexual relationship continued until 2010. She is suing the doctor and his employer, the Christus Medical Group.

The lawsuit claims the womansuffered a loss of earning capacityand that Njokuexacerbated her drug dependency rather than take reasonable steps to treather dependency.

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