Mesa cardiologist gets jail term in fondling case
Jun 14, 2012, 5:06 PM | Updated: Aug 18, 2023, 7:16 pm
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PHOENIX – A Mesa cardiologist accused of fondling 19 of his female patients during medical exams or surgery has been sentenced to one year in jail.
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge also sentenced Dr. Richard J. Lewis on Thursday to 15 years of supervised probation.
The 55-year-old Lewis pleaded guilty last month to 18 counts of aggravated assault.
He was arrested by Mesa police in June 2009 over sexual abuse claims made by two patients. Other alleged victims came forward and county authorities indicted Lewis in January 2010 on 61 felony counts involving 19 women who allegedly were fondled between December 2004 and June 2009.
Advanced Cardiac Services of Mesa fired Lewis shortly after his arrest.
Lewis later entered into an agreement to temporarily suspend his medical license in Arizona.
