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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This post was updated April 6 at 10:05 p.m.
An appeals court denied a writ to overturn former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps’ sexual assault indictment on March 18.

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.

This post was updated Jan. 6 at 12:09 a.m.
Editor’s note: The article mentions details of sexual assault allegations that may be disturbing to some readers.

This post was updated Dec. 15 at 12:14 p.m.
Editor’s note: The article mentions details of sexual assault allegations that may be disturbing to some readers.

A second court motion to dismiss a sexual assault indictment against former UCLA OB-GYN James Heaps was denied Sept. 17.
Heaps, a former David Geffen School of Medicine faculty member and OB-GYN at UCLA Health, was indicted in late May by a grand jury on 21 counts of felony sexual assault.