Woodland, CA — The attorney for
a Woodland dentist told jurors that his client massaged
women's chests as part of a medical
treatment.
Defense attorney
Michael Rothschild told the six-man, six-woman Yolo County jury
that Mark Anderson was treating his female clients for
temporomandibular disorder, or TMD. The attorney says the condition
affects the muscles of the upper body.
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Anderson faces 19
felony charges for skin-to-skin contact and one misdemeanor for
touching a patient's breasts over her clothing. The incidents
occurred between February 2005 and his arrest in August 2007 and
brought complaints from 14 women.
One of the initial 20 felonies was dropped Monday as Rothschild
and Deputy District Attorney Robert Gorman began closing
arguments.
Closing arguments
were to continue Tuesday before the case was to go to the
jury.