Former head of CDC pleads guilty to charge of groping woman

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Thomas Frieden pleaded guilty on Tuesday after he was accused of groping a woman in his New York apartment.

According to the Brooklyn District Attorney, Frieden pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct and will not serve any jail time. He was ordered to avoid contact with the woman, who was a longtime family friend, for a year.

Frieden was initially arrested in August 2018 and charged with misdemeanor forcible touching, third-degree sexual abuse and second degree harassment after he police said he inappropriately touched the woman in October 2017.

Frieden was the CDC director from 2009 to 2017, leading the agency during the Ebola epidemic. Prior to that, he served as New York City health commissioner.


Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/446955-former-head-of-cdc-pleads-guilty-on-charges-of-groping-woman

[hlthe2b]

1. shit...

How damned depressing....

[CatWoman]

3. can you believe Dr. Frieden isn't even five feet tall?

[hlthe2b]

4. I've only ever seen him sitting down--usually on a panel.

So, no.

[CatWoman]

5. he was my director

so I've seem him several times

[hlthe2b]

6. a colleague...

I always thought a lot of him, though.

[ZZenith]

2. The CDC needs to investigate this groping epidemic.