Former Baptist Health doctor found guilty of indecent exposure sentenced to nearly 1 year

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A erstwhile Baptist Health doc who was found blameworthy past period of indecent exposure was sentenced Friday.

Judge Robin Lanigan sentenced Om Kapoor, 51, to 12 months successful the Duval County jailhouse with 30 days clip served.

Before the condemnation was handed down, Kapoor was affectional successful tribunal arsenic his woman and supporters spoke of his bully quality and asked the justice for a merciful sentence.

“I inquire for your mercy, please. My household has suffered capable successful the past 4 years due to the fact that of this case,” his woman said. “I conscionable privation him to travel home.”

The defence said don’t conscionable spot this infinitesimal — spot the full man.

The prosecution argued that careless disconnected however galore radical spoke to his bully character, the justice indispensable retrieve the enactment that Kapoor was recovered blameworthy of.

The sentencing comes aft a antheral diligent told investigators helium heard moaning and past “felt a bedewed substance deed the backmost of his leg” during a sojourn to Kapoor successful December 2017.

Kapoor resigned aft Baptist Health suspended him and was forbidden from treating antheral patients without supervision aft authorities Surgeon General Celeste Philip imposed an exigency regularisation connected his licence successful 2018. A suit was filed aft the incident alleged missteps against the hospital, saying the institution was negligent successful keeping Kapoor connected unit due to the fact that it knew of the erstwhile intersexual misconduct allegation against him.

After a one-day proceedings successful September 2021, Kapoor was convicted connected the complaint stemming from that incidental involving a diligent but recovered not blameworthy of battery.

Kapoor is besides awaiting proceedings after being accused of intersexual artillery connected a child.

Kapoor was arrested successful August 2020 connected a complaint of intersexual artillery by a idiosyncratic 18 years oregon older connected a kid younger than 12, a superior felony offense.

An apprehension study indicates a lad came guardant and said Kapoor performed a enactment enactment connected him portion helium was astatine Kapoor’s location for a sleepover erstwhile helium was successful the 3rd oregon 4th grade.