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Iowa board sanctions telemedicine doctor over child pornography conviction – Tennessee Lookout [1]
['Clark Kauffman', 'More From Author', '- October']
Date: 2022-11
The Iowa Board of Medicine has sanctioned a Virginia physician for a child pornography conviction.
The sanctions against Dr. David A. Lapides come four months after his Iowa medical license expired and nine months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of felony distribution of child pornography in the state of Virginia.
Lapides practiced neurology via telemedicine, delivering remote care to patients in Iowa and more than two dozen other states.
The Iowa Board of Medicine had charged Lapides with being convicted of a felony and with being sanctioned by other state licensing boards. As part of a settlement agreement with the Iowa board, Lapides has agreed to surrender his expired medical license.
In September, several months after Lapides pleaded guilty to the two counts of child pornography, he was sentenced to five years in prison on each count, plus five years of probation, with the prison terms to be served consecutively.
However, all but 14 months of the prison sentence was suspended, and he was given credit for the 14 months already spent in jail. As a result, he was released immediately after sentencing.
Prior to the Iowa Board of Medicine’s action, medical licensing boards in the states of Virginia, Arizona, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Alabama, Florida, California, Kentucky, Idaho, South Carolina, North Carolina and North Dakota took action against Lapides.
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