October 6, 2021
HHS ignored allegations of sexual abuse of Native American boys, investigation finds: report
Author: Joseph Choi -
Documents released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday revealed that top health officials were aware of complaints about a doctor sexually abusing Native American boys several years before the agency had previously acknowledged.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the documents from HHS revealed that lawyers for the federal agency were notified about the allegations against Stanley Patrick Weber in 2009. Weber was a long-time pediatrician with the Indian Health Serv...