California
Feb. 2, 2026 5:38 p.m.Court reverses former UCLA gynecologist sexual battery conviction, orders retrial
This post was updated Feb. 3 at 10:55 p.m.
A state appeals court reversed a ruling Monday against a former UCLA gynecologist who was sentenced to prison for felony sexual battery and penetration, sending the case back to court.
By Zimo Li
Crime
April 26, 2023 4:37 p.m.Former UCLA Health gynecologist James Heaps sentenced to 11 years in prison
Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for felony sexual battery and penetration Wednesday.
Heaps was convicted on three counts of sexual battery by fraud and two counts of sexual exploitation of an unconscious victim on Oct.
By Justin Jung
Campus
Nov. 1, 2022 10:33 p.m.Plaintiffs await James Heaps’ sentencing hearing following conviction
Five guilty charges, three settlements and years later, the 312 clients for a former UCLA OB-GYN sexual assault case will be able to find closure, according to two prosecutors on the case.
By Catherine Hamilton
Campus
Oct. 20, 2022 7:55 p.m.Former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps found guilty of sexual misconduct
A jury found former UCLA gynecologist James Heaps guilty of sexual misconduct Thursday.
The trial began Aug. 9 after a grand jury indicted Heaps, a former faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine, on 21 counts of felony sexual assault in May 2021. Heaps was found guilty on three counts of sexual battery and two counts of sexual penetration, according to NBC.
By Catherine Hamilton
Crime
Aug. 21, 2022 6:10 p.m.Former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ criminal trial begins with testimony
This post was updated Aug. 21 at 8:34 p.m.
The sexual assault trial against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps began Aug. 9 and remains underway.
Heaps, who was previously a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health from 2014 to 2018, has been accused of sexual misconduct by more than 100 former patients.
By Benjamin Apsley
Crime
May 24, 2022 3:27 p.m.UC Board of Regents to pay $374 million in settlement against James Heaps
This post was updated May 25 at 10:49 p.m.
The University of California Board of Regents agreed to a settlement of more than $370 million with hundreds of plaintiffs in sexual assault and misconduct civil lawsuits against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps.
By Maanas Hemanth Oruganti
Crime
Feb. 8, 2022 10:33 a.m.UC Board of Regents, plaintiffs reach $243.6 million settlement with James Heaps
This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:01 p.m.
The University of California Board of Regents and 203 plaintiffs in sexual assault and misconduct lawsuits against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps have reached a $243.6 million settlement.
By Justin Jung
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