Patient Sues Eye Doctor, Claims His Assistant Licked Her Toes
Well, this post is pretty much written—I can't do better than that. But here are details: a Illinois woman named Roman Tesfaye alleges that when she went for an eye exam this past summer, the assistant, Joseph Vernell Jr., put a strip over her eyes and told her to keep them closed for 5-7 minutes. Then the toe-licking happened.
He then reclined the examination chair and raised her legs onto another chair, at which point Tesfaye "felt her right shoe fall off," the suit states.The lawsuit, which was filed yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court, "seeks in excess of $50,000 in damages for battery and emotional distress." We suggest consumers wear lace-ups when going to the eye doctor, for their own safety."Ms. Tesfaye felt something touching her toes," according to the suit. "After feeling the toe-touching several times, she opened her eyes and witnessed Mr. Vernell stand up and pull his shirt down."
When she accused him of licking her toes, Vernell allegedly replied, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but I was checking your sugar level," the suit states.
"Suit alleges patient's toes were licked during eye exam in Skokie" [Chicago Tribune]
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Sugartoes??!!!
Sugartoes?!
He was tasting her sugar level?
i wonder how many other women that will come foward now that she is standing up to the toe-tounger
This would be an example of "violation" and "sexual battery".
She ought to be suing the assistant, not the eye doctor.
"I'll just lick her toes during this routine eye exam. she can't SEE me without her glasses. It's FOOLPROOF!"
@ClayS: the doctor is the one with the bigger malpractice insurance, and if it was a physician owned clinic, he is responsible for the assistant in this case. Just like a suit regarding an employer over the malfeasance of an employee.
you better be extremely hot for me to put my mouth anywhere near your feet.
I know, she couldn't get as money by suing the assistant. $50K for getting your toes licked? Not bad for a couple of minutes of wierdness. Where do I sign up?
who wants to lick dirty toes, yuck
In NY, they measure your rectal tone with a gloved finger, and in Chicago, they measure your glucose levels by licking your toes. Ancient Chinese Secret?
I don't want to give anyone any ideas, but hey, we're all adults here. Quite a few men have that fetish!
Now, boys and girls, do we finally understand? It's not right to touch people who don't want to be touched in places they don't want to be touched by people they don't want touchin' 'em.
You know, at least "salt level" would have been a bit more believable.
If it was me, when the licking began is also when the kicking would have begun.
How much was the lawsuit for the construction worker anal rape case compared to the eye doctor assistant toe fetish.
Outrageous. When I go to the dentist, and I remove my clothes and get into the restraints, as I hang there upside down and blindfolded, I expect some degree of professionalism from the women who are pouring agave syrup on me.
OOps I said dentist instead of eye doctor. Same deal though. Go in, get naked, screaming, then I get a candy.
Eww.
Creep-O-rama.
wow im in the wrong business!
He then reclined the examination chair and raised her legs onto another chair and THWACK ::KICK to the FACE!::
@girly: Unfortunately, then the assistant could have sued the patient for something...
eww...even I worry about hoof and mouth disease
thats nizzity nasty
You know.... i once had a nurse tell me that doctors can be the most bizare-fetished people (she dated a lot of doctors). Her theory was that they have to be so straightlaced & proffessional all day that they go apeshit when they take the doctor uniform off & really let go.
SHe compares them to japanese salary-men who basically do the same thing..... & we all know that the japanese are the end-all-beat-all of the most bizarre fetishes (& classifications of fetishes) that there is.
Wonder why the assistant didn't try to get a job in a podiatrist's office? What a heel!
That's so messed up, poor woman and all, but this is the funniest thread evar.
Post toematic stress disodor.
@ClayS: If she tried to sue the assistant, the doctor's insurance would probably kick in anyway, since he works there.
And honestly, $50K is a pretty small award. I think that's the minimum amount you need to sue for to get yourself taken seriously.
Boooooooo, Creepy Eye Doctor!
Hooraaaay, Beer!
Seriously, it took this long for a redstripe reference?
HOT LICKINGS!!
Dr. Tran's just passing out the HOT LICKINGS!
i don't know about anyone else, but i'm strangely turned on by the toe sticking out of the raggedy sock...
You'd think he'd be a podiatrist, a shoe salesman, or a pedicurist...
You know, she never actually witnessed him licking her toes. When she sat up and accused him of licking, he was probably all like, "Oh... licking!... Yes, I was licking you toes. Sorry about that."
Whatever he was doing, did it really not occur to him that she most likely has a sense of touch? He should have asked her to keep her eyes closed for 5 minutes and to ignore any tactile sensations.
some people pay good money for that stuff. She actually owes him money.
Ewww...maybe he thought that not seeing it would somehow deaden her sense of gross factor...>shudders<
Was she wearing sandals?
I mean, I don't take off shoes during eye exam...
I'll bet he's not even a real doctor! IN FACT! I'll bet she wasn't even a real patient!!!
"Hi, I'd like a Number 3 with extra pickles."
"Of course! Just step inside my office and let's see what seems to be the problem! Just look into this and tell me what letters you see....... Then.. cover your eyes.... and..... yea, just like that.... take this little guy off... yep, and the sock... and......... mmmmmmmmm....""
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I'll bet a cold crisp dollar that it went down a little something like that.
You know, I hate when the phrase "Emotional Distress" is used in cases like this. On the other hand, some creep was licking her toes to check her sugar level.
...Yeah, I'd be a little emotionally distressed to, I guess.
Pffft... WHAT? Damn! This is hilarious and absolutely wrong at the same time.
Hope he gets fired though. I know if I was his boss I wouldn't be able to look straight at that guy from now on.
But shouldn't she sue the assistant and not the doctor?
OK call me jaded but is she sure it was his tongue on her toes ?
I mean if he was pulling his shirt down ..
@BadBadKitty: ...Well he didn't deny it when she said he licked them SOOoooo...
...maybe he was rubbing himself too uh?
Oh wow.