Phoenix man who posed as a Westside fertility doctor may be responsible for 24 sexual assaults in two states
A Phoenix man who posed as a fertility doctor at a West Los Angeles clinic and solicited patients over the Internet may be response for two dozen assaults in California and Arizona, police said today.
Jeffrey Lynn Graybill, 40, was arrested Thursday in connection with two sexual assaults on the Westside. But detectives said they believe there are many more victims.
Graybill is a former emergency medical technician in Arizona but has no medical license, authorities said. He alleged stole the identity of a San Francisco doctor and carried a stethoscope around with him, prosecutors said.
Known as “Dr. Richardson,” he allegedly lured potential clients by offering them up to $4,000 monthly for sperm donations in support of stem cell and other medical research, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
He would communicate with his victims by telephone or e-mail before scheduling physical examinations in Marina del Rey or Santa Monica, police said.
Graybill has been charged with several counts of sexual battery by fraud, sexual penetration with a foreign object, practicing medicine without certification and identity theft, police said. Bail was set at $590,000.
Investigators are concerned that there may be additional victims and are asking anyone who may been assaulted or dealt with Graybill to contact the sexual assault detail at the LAPD's Operations West Bureau at (213) 473-0404.
—Richard Winton
A Phoenix man who posed as a fertility doctor at a West Los Angeles clinic and solicited patients over the Internet may be "response" for two dozen assaults in California and Arizona ??
may be "response"? huh?
No spell check today ??
Posted by: nls73m | October 02, 2009 at 05:22 PM
If I am reading the somewhat limited information regarding this crime; that this poseur M.D. was soliciting sperm donations. Then this would presume that the perpetrator is of the homosexual persuasion engaged in debasing nature engaging in uncontrollable urges of homosexual based deviant crimes by preying upon straight society. Is this assertion on point? Should any other homosexual deviancies be further encouraged within the body of a civilized society if said deviancies and urges are equally so heinous?
Posted by: archangel | October 02, 2009 at 05:58 PM
Wow... The author of this article really needs to proof read his work: "may be response," or "he alleged stole" or "Bail bail was set" or "anyone who may been assaulted"
REALLY?!
Posted by: NavyLT | October 02, 2009 at 08:03 PM
So... is the implication that the victims were dudes?
Posted by: Tina | October 02, 2009 at 10:07 PM
In response to @Tina and according to the article that answer would be "Yes", Graybill was assaulting males.
However, there could be a catch to this conclusion; could Graybill have been assaulting HERMAPHRODITES?
This may be quite possible as he may have assaulted a species known as Aplysia californica. There is also the hermaphroditic flatworm (Girardia tigrina), C. elegans and his nematode brother C. briggsae.
But all humor aside Tina, I'd bet that this 'dude' is in some serious trouble for asaaulting his own human kind.
Posted by: archangel | October 03, 2009 at 11:35 AM
archangel's comment almost sounds like a parody of a serious comment. Using his logic, I guess we should make heterosexual relationships illegal too.
Posted by: Mark | October 03, 2009 at 02:45 PM
Must nawt hav bin a sepll chek tuday. "Bail Bail" was set at $590,000.00?
Posted by: RT | October 03, 2009 at 09:09 PM
RE: No Spell Check
Maybe the writer got off on reporting this type of thing adn jsut counl"nt spell ritte.
Posted by: MIke Hall | November 24, 2009 at 12:30 PM