'Pedo' pediatrician prescribed drugs to dozens of women in exchange for sex and ... trends now
A Missouri pediatrician has been accused of pressuring women into having sex in exchange for prescription pills.
Dr Craig Spiegel, 67, is alleged to have illegally written 1,200 fake prescriptions for at least 25 patients from 2014 through 2022, many of whom he knew were drug addicts or had treated when they were minors.
In return, Spiegel, a husband and father, demanded cash or sexual favors, according to a Missouri lawsuit filed in federal court.
The complaint includes details of manipulating women to perform oral sex and other favors in exchange for Xanax, Oxycodone, and other drugs, to send explicit photos, and was 'inappropriate' with at least one of his child patients during an exam.
Dr Spiegel has been accused of molesting one of his patients, a little girl. He has been a practicing pediatrician for about 30 years
Dr Spiegel is alleged to have pressured women he had treated as children into sex in exchange for prescription drugs including Xanax and opioids
If convicted of illegal distribution of a controlled substance, Dr Spiegel could face up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors wrote in a complaint in a federal court that Dr Speigel distributed ‘over 73,000 controlled substance pills’ to at least 25 individuals, though the complaint also said the number of people he's illicitly provided pills to is probably higher.
Adderall, oxycodone and Xanax were among the drugs prescribed by Spiegel in exchange for sexual acts.
Women reported that he often guilted them into sex, saying things like ‘you owe me big time’ for handing out the scripts.
He instructed a woman to ‘[w]ear fewer layers’ at an upcoming meeting. In another
