People v. Pham
Court of Appeals of California
103 Cal.Rptr.3d 366 (2009)
Relevant factsFree
Chi Van Pham, a chiropractor (defendant), touched the breasts, pubic region, and buttocks of three patients (one a minor) who had come to him for treatment, doing so with a professional demeanor so that each believed the touching served a medical purpose. A jury convicted Pham of sexual battery by fraud, and he appealed.
IssueFree
Whether sexual battery by fraud is the unlawful touching of an intimate part of another person by representing to the victim that the touching serves a professional purpose.