Earlier this week, a family doctor who practiced at the Iron Range Clinic in Eveleth admitted in court to sexually assaulting a patient.
Dr. Edmund William Draper, 73, pleaded guilty to a gross-misdemeanor count of fifth-degree sexual conduct during a hearing at the St. Louis County District Court in Virginia on Monday.
Draper, of Biwabik Township, had been charged in April 2019 with the misdemeanor count and a felony charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct which carried a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.
But the doctor, who has not practiced since August 2019, has since entered a plea deal that calls on him to surrender his medical license in exchange for not serving time in jail, as first reported by the Duluth News Tribune. He will receive a stay of adjudication, which keeps his record clean of a conviction if he follows conditions.
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