Chaperones and its connection to fear of lawsuits

I was going to post this as a reply on the thread of “ Chaperones” but in hindsight thought it might have gone off topic, so started a new thread.

Just a few thoughts I jotted down. Let me know what you think.

I wonder if the fear of lawsuits and the perceived feelings of abuse by some patients is due to the incidents reported in media that not all Dr are the Gods they used to like to think they are. But also because with the invention of the Internet and access to sites such as Zity.

Do not think I blame zity, far from it. But I often read posts here from members who thought they were alone In their medfet kinks until they found this site.

Before finding Zity, I had never thought of a Dr, a medical or nurse in a sexual context. It had never occurred to me some people might find being a patient arousing.

And although I had male patients getting an erection when I gave them a bed bath. I just put it down as an “ involuntary reflex” rather than think they might have been aroused ( I know, I was naive in my younger days 😄 )

@secret sub I'm pretty sure I would get an erection if you gave me a bed bath!

Interesting question. The lawsuits happened before the Internet really became ubiquitous and the chaperonage comes from the lawsuits more than anything else. I wouldn’t be surprised if what you suggest didn’t help drive things further though

Unfortunately, a relatively small percentage of Doctors were perverts who deserved to be sued and/or sent to jail. Lawyers and greedy patients picked up on the possibility of big $$ by claiming sexual abuse by doctors and doctors saw the potential liabilties - whether true or contrived. The internet/TV/Media sensationalized the abuse cases and the result of all of this was more chaperoning and CYA by legitimate doctors.

Not saying it doesn't happen and deserves civil and criminal litigation - unfortunately, we all end up paying for it.

If you’re a professional, I.e., doctor, dentist, lawyer, etc., you may be sued, legitimately, or on false charges. I have never had a “chaperone,” come into the exam room, unless it was a student observer, or a medical assistant. And in the case of a medical student, I was always asked for my approval. I have no clue as to the number of perverts there are in any profession, but I would guess that they have it under control. Why would anyone want to risk having their entire life, and career destroyed ? That’s not to say that it never happens. It does.