Dr simultaneously checking both breasts and asking about sex toys...

I never thought a Dr checking a woman's breasts with both hands could ever really happen, until I found this story after searching the news. Not only did the Dr do it, but his defense attorney brought in another Dr to testify that it's appropriate in some circumstances. The "expert witness" even testified that asking about sex toys or multiple partners is appropriate. It goes to show that anything can happen in a real exam, depending on the doctor and the patient...

"The three women and three men hearing the state's sexual assault case against Dr. Tory Westbrook may begin deliberating the doctor's fate as soon as Tuesday. On Friday, Westbrook called an expert witness who testified that some of the questions Westbrook's accusers found awkward could have been medically appropriate. Dr. Greg Gordon, a psychiatrist and internist who teaches and practices at the University of Mississippi, also testified that in some cases it is appropriate for a doctor to place his hands simultaneously on a woman's breasts to check for tumors or abnormalities. Five women have accused Westbrook of sexually assaulting them during examinations at the Community Health Center of Clinton. Westbrook, 45, of Glastonbury, is charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and four counts of fourth-degree sexual assault. The fourth-degree sexual assault charges concern breast examinations that the state contends had no medical purpose, but was for Westbrook's own sexual gratification. He is accused of massaging his patients' breasts and of pinching their nipples. Gordon testified that he has used both hands to check a woman's breasts simultaneously when checking to see if an abnormality he found on one breast exists on the other. Under cross-examination by Middlesex State's Attorney Peter McShane, Gordon that said the practice is not common and that the medical records of Westbrook's accusers do not show a reason why such an exam would be necessary. A routine breast examine would not warrant touching both breasts at once, he said. As for pinching a woman's nipples, Gordon testified that squeezing a woman's nipples to check for discharge would be appropriate in some cases. Some of the accusers testified that Westbrook asked questions they viewed as sexually charged an inappropriate, such as whether they use sex toys, have had multiple sex partners simultaneously and if they know where their G spot is. Gordon testified that a question about multiple partners simultaneously could be appropriate, as could a question about sex toys. He said he has never asked a woman about her G spot."