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- Former Provo OB-GYN David Broadbent faces new charges of object rape.
- A woman accuses Broadbent of sexual abuse during a 2020 medical exam.
- Broadbent is involved in five criminal cases and a civil lawsuit by 217 women.
PROVO — Another criminal case has been filed against a former Provo OB-GYN accused of sexually abusing patients under the guise of medical exams.
David Harrison Broadbent, 77, was charged Wednesday in 4th District Court with two counts of object rape, a first-degree felony.
The latest charges stem from a woman's visit to his office in January of 2020. A woman says while receiving a Pap smear test, Broadbent "was rough when using the speculum and ignored (the woman) as she was crying and hitting the walls telling (him) to, 'Stop, no, no, no' and 'Please no more,'" according to charging documents.
Broadbent then used his hand to sexually abuse the woman again, even though she "kept saying 'no' and (told him) to 'stop' while hitting the walls," the charges allege.
Broadbent now faces charges in five separate criminal cases. Earlier this month, he was ordered to stand trial on the first of those cases filed.
In 2022, 94 women filed a lawsuit against the doctor, claiming they were sexually assaulted while getting medical care from Broadbent and that he made insensitive, offensive and inappropriate remarks, performed unnecessary intimate exams and used his hands to touch them in sensitive areas for his gratification and when it was not medically necessary.
Broadbent surrendered his license to practice after the lawsuit was filed. However, 4th District Judge Robert C. Lunnen dismissed the lawsuit three months later, stating the allegations should be part of a medical malpractice suit and that he did not have jurisdiction over the issues raised.
The women appealed the decision to the Utah Supreme Court, which overturned the lower court's decision in August, stating that sexual assault is not a malpractice issue. According to an amended complaint filed in December, 217 women are now suing Broadbent in the ongoing civil lawsuit.
