Each state has its own set of statutes and regulations on licensing doctors, accommodating patients who wish to file complaints, and releasing information about physicians who have been subject to discipline and legal action. On this page, we’re sharing the key findings regarding Ohio, which we will continue to update as the series progresses.
Key fact: While Ohio provides the public with some of the most detailed board orders describing doctor sexual misconduct, in some cases where doctors surrender their licenses there is scant information. In one case, Ohio shows only that the doctor had surrendered his license, but a reciprocal order in another state shows he had been arrested for a sexual assault on a 15-year-old boy. Also, see how our reporting found how police and patients in Wilmington teamed up to bring a sexually abusive doctor to justice.
“I couldn’t believe it myself. I didn’t expect anybody else to. And I feared no other doctor would see me.”
—A victim of Dr. Daniel M. Moshos, explaining why she didn’t initially report he had sexually assaulted her. Moshos was convicted in 2009 of public indecency, attempted rape and gross sexual imposition.
By 1997, while Kegler's license was under suspension following a conviction on a drug-related charge, allegations emerged that the family doctor had sexually assaulted two patients during exams.
The board deemed one patient not credible because she had a felony charge pending, and while a hearing examiner deemed the other witness credible, some board members disagreed and dismissed the allegations.
So, in 1999, Ohio reinstated his license, allowing him to practice under restrictions the board set.
In 2006, he was accused of sexually assaulting at least seven female patients.
After a bench trial, he was convicted of two counts of gross sexual imposition involving two patients and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He died in 2014.
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