Former Veterans Affairs Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Veterans Details Written by Justice Department
Washington, DC - A former doctor of osteopathic medicine who previously worked at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Beckley, West Virginia, was sentenced Monday for depriving veterans of their civil rights under color of law by sexually abusing them.
U.S. District Judge Frank W. Volk sentenced Jonathan Yates, 52, of Bluefield, Virginia, to 300 months in prison and three years of supervised release, announced Deputy Assistant Attorney General Gregory B. Friel of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Michael B. Stuart of the Southern District of West Virginia, Special Agent in Charge Michael A. Christman of the Pittsburgh Division of the FBI, and VA Inspector General Michael J. Missal.
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On Monday, U.S. District Judge Frank W. Volk sentenced Jonathan Yates, 52, of Bluefield, Virginia, to 25 years in prison and an additional three years of supervised probation for depriving veterans of their civil rights by sexually abusing them while under his care, according to the Department of Justice. Yates was a doctor of osteopathic medicine who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Beckley, West Virginia.
Last September, Yates had pleaded guilty to three felony counts of deprivation of rights under color of law, which means that he committed the crimes while on duty. According to the plea documents, Yates molested three veterans under the guise of legitimate medicine, when in fact he acted without a legitimate medical purpose.
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