Dr. Kermit Gosnell
Dr. Kermit Gosnell
Dr. Kermit Gosnell
Dr. Kermit Gosnell
Dr. Kermit Gosnell is escorted to a police van upon leaving the
Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia
after being convicted. (Yong
Kim / Associated Press / May 13, 2013)
Exterior view of the clinic on the corner of
38th St. and Lancaster Ave.
As described in a Grand Jury report overseen by Philadelphia
District Attorney R. Seth
Williams, authorities
uncovered an
unsettling scene during a February 18, 2010,
raid of the Women's
Medical Society on
Lancaster Avenue.
This photo shows bags of biohazard in the basement of the clinic.
According
to the report, Gosnell had arranged for a weekly pickup of
biohazardous materials,
but because he failed to pay his bills, the
materials piled up in the basement.
The report states that the city never approved Gosnell's plan for
the removal of
infectious wastes,
and Gosnell never followed through
on his plan. Boxes of
biohazardous materials are seen
in the
basement of the clinic.
Gosnell and staff stored fetal remains in freezers at the clinic,
the report states.
According to former
employee Tina Baldwin, the
remains were sometimes left
out: "You knew about it the next day
when you opened the door Because you
could smell it as soon as you
opened the door."
According to the report, Gosnell engaged in the inexplicable and
unnecessary practice of
severing fetal feet
and storing them in
jars. Gosnell allegedly claimed that the feet were
kept as DNA
samples in case of
a need to prove paternity; however medical
experts
brought in to testify before the grand jury all
dismissed
this claim, stating that a
tiny tissue sample would be enough for a
DNA sample.
The report states that the equipment at Gosnell's clinic was
outdated and unsanitary. In this
photo
of a procedure room at the
clinic, corrosion can be seen on the osygen tank tubing.
Stains and tears are seen on this examination table in the
procedure room. According
to the testimony
of former employee Kareema Cross, "The rooms were dirty.
Blood everywhere. Dust
everywhere.
Nothing was clean."
A sedation dosage chart drawn by Ashley Baldwin, a 15-year-old
girl who worked
at the clinic
alongside her mother, Tina Baldwin.
A price list for procedures. Former employee Kareema Cross
testified, "[for] 20 to 24 weeks,
[Dr. Gosnell]
will do dilation for
two days. For 23 to 24, he'll do dilation for two days
and . . .
he'll go in. We'll
give them the medication to put them to sleep."
Abortions
past the gestational age of 24 weeks
are illegal in
Pennsylvania.
A price list for sedation packages. According to the report,
Gosnell made at least $1.8
million per year,
in addition to the
money he made writing prescriptions. Authorities
say Gosnell was one
of the top
three prescribers of Oxycontin in Pennsylvania.
A form from Karnamaya Mongar's file at the clinic. A refugee from
Bhutan, 41-year-old
Mongar spoke no
English and went to the clinic
with her daughter. She died on
November 19, 2009, of a fatal drug
overdose delivered at the clinic. Clinic
employees Lynda Williams
and Sherry West have
pleaded guilty to drug
delivery resulting in
death.
A locked emergency exit at the clinic. Paramedics who arrived to
transport Karnamaya
Mongar to the hospital
needed access to this
door in order to get a stretcher into
the clinic, but, according to
the Grand Jury report,
clinic staff could not find the keys.
Karnamaya Mongar and her husband Ash in an undated photo.
The Staff
Gosnell's wife, Pearl Gosnell, was
charged with abortion at 24 or more weeks,
conspiracy
and participating in corrupt organizations.
Lynda Williams,
42, was charged with murder in the 3rd degree, conspiracy, abortion
at
24 or more
weeks, participating in corrupt organizations, drug delivery resulting
in death and related charges.
Sherry West,
51, was charged with murder in the 3rd degree for the death of
Mrs. Mongar,
abortion at 24 or more weeks, conspiracy, tampering with records,
hindering prosecution,
obstructing administration of law and other related offenses.
Adrienne Moton,
33, was charged with murder in the 3rd degree, conspiracy, conspiracy
to commit murder and participating in corrupt organizations.
Dr. Gosnell's sister-in-law,
51-year-old Elizabeth Hampton was charged with obstructing
administration of law, hindering prosecution, perjury, and false
swearing.
Eileen
O'Neill, 54, is a medical school graduate who worked as doctor
at the clinic.
She had no license or
certification. She was
charged with theft by deception,
conspiracy, perjury, racketeering
and false swearing.
Tina Baldwin,
45, was charged with participating in corrupt organizations,
conspiracy,
and corruption
of a minor. According to the DA, she allowed her teenage daughter
to
administer anesthesia.
53-year-old Maddline Joe
was charged with conspiracy and participating in corrupt
organizations.
She was the office manager at the clinic.
An unlicensed medical school
graduate, Steven Massoff, 48, was charged with 3rd
degree murder in
deaths of two babies, conspiracy, theft by deception and
participating
in corrupt organizations.