OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Pierce County chiropractor’s license was suspended by state health officials who said he thrust himself against a patient whom he had asked to lie on the floor.
Charging documents from the Washington Department of Health said in Feb. 2013, Dale Clark asked a female patient to lie on the floor for an adjustment and began thrusting himself on the client. Charges said that the client asked him to stop, but Clark stated, “Let me finish,” and continued until he climaxed.
Charges said Clark called the woman on multiple occasions after the incident to apologize and offered to give her future treatment for free, but she ignored his calls.
The patient said she eventually called Clark a few months later for treatment because she had back pain and didn’t have insurance. During an appointment, Clark put his hands underneath her sweatshirt to check her back before touching her breasts, the DOH said.
Clark has 20 days to respond to the charges and to ask for a hearing. See a copy of the charges here (Warning: contains sexual content).
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