George Tyndall has been arrested in Los Angeles in relation to the sexual assault of 16 of his clients. No charges have formally been laid
Former University of Southern California gynecologist George Tyndall has been arrested in connection to the sexual assault of 16 patients.
The top doctor, 71, was taken into custody outside his L.A. apartment on Wednesday, according to The Los Angeles Times.
A press conference is forthcoming.
Tyndall's attorney, Leonard Levine, confirmed the gynecologist's arrest and said his client maintains his innocence.
'After one year of being tried in the press, Dr. Tyndall looks forward to finally having his case adjudicated in a court of law,' Levine stated.
The Los Angeles Times reports that detectives have been collecting evidence in the case against Tyndall since May 2018.
More than 700 women are pursuing individual claims against the doctor in state court.
Separately, USC has agreed to a $215 million class-action settlement with former patients who complained about Tyndall's actions.
Tyndall worked as a campus gynecologist at the university for decades, and complaints about him first surfaced as far back as 1997.
Last month, a judge released USC's files to The Los Angeles Times as part of a Freedom of Information request.
They revealed how the college launched an investigation into him after receiving countless complaints about his conduct.
The college hired a firm to carry out the investigation and in 2016, it handed over its findings.
The report said in part that Tyndall was targeting Asian women who had a poor grasp of English and were unfamiliar with gynecology which made them easy targets.
'If the patients were young and Asian, they were more likely to have a pelvic exam completed,' it said.
