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    USC Faces Lawsuits, Calls For Resignation Over Alleged Sexual Abuse By Gynecologist

    Last week, the LA Times reported that students at USC had repeatedly complained of a former campus doctor's inappropriate touching and comments, to no avail. Now, at least six women have sued.
    by Camila Domonoske May 22, 2018 3 minutes
    The entrance to the Engemann Student Health Center on the campus of the University of Southern California is seen in Los Angeles on May 17. - USC is accused of being too slow to act on accusations of abusive sexual practices by Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist who saw student patients at the Engemann Student Health Center.

    The University of Southern California is battling lawsuits and public expressions of outrage over an alleged pattern of sexual harassment and assault by a former campus gynecologist, who was reportedly allowed to continue to practice despite multiple complaints by patients and other medical staff.

    Two hundred faculty members have called for the resignation of the campus president, C.L. Max Nikias. In , released Tuesday, they say he "has lost the moral authority to lead the University." The executive committee of the board by expressing "full confidence" in Nikias' "leadership, ethics and

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