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Pediatrician in Child Porn Case Flees House Arrest

(Sept. 14) -- An Arizona pediatrician indicted on federal child pornography charges has fled house arrest and is on the run. Dr. Emilio Luna, 40, is accused of sharing sexually explicit images of children on the Internet. He was arrested Sept. 7 and placed under house arrest. However, he was allowed to attend church...

Opinion: Pediatricians Need to Get With the Breastfeeding Program

(April 6) -- When my first daughter was born, I was a little taken aback when our very old-school pediatrician demanded to know whether I would breast- or bottle-feed her. This seemed like an intrusive question from a doctor who made it abundantly clear that I should be breastfeeding. And yet, as my newborn and I struggled...

Prosecutors Say Pediatrician Molested 103 Children

(Feb. 23) -- A Delaware pediatrician has been indicted on 471 counts of sexual crimes against 103 children at his practice, and authorities are urging former patients and parents with any information to come forward. "The charges in this indictment are unique in the history of the state of Delaware, as far as I can tell,"...

Pediatrician Accused of Sexually Abusing Patients

GEORGETOWN, Del. (Dec. 24) - A pediatrician charged with sexually abusing his patients likely attacked more than 100 children at an office he had decked out with a merry-go-round and a ferris wheel, a state official said Wednesday. The volume of evidence seized from Dr. Earl Bradley's practice and home, including video...