JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) – A doctor’s license in Arkansas has been suspended following allegations he engaged in sexual contact and relations with a patient.
According to the Arkansas State Medical Board, it has suspended David Diffine’s doctor’s license.
Earlier this week, the board issued an emergency order of suspension charging Dr. Diffine with violations of the Medical Practices Act and Board Regulations.
According to the order, Diffine engaged “in sexual contact, sexual relations, or romantic relationship with a patient.”
In July, the board received a complaint that Diffine “engaged in sexual contact with his staff, who were also his patients, and sexually harassed them.”
According to the order, the complaint included a security camera video of the alleged sexual conduct and harassment.
“The video shows, among other things, Dr. Diffine performing a sexual act with a staff member while other staff members were present and watching,” the order stated. “The video also shows Dr. Diffine walking throughout the clinic naked.”
In issuing the emergency suspension, the medical board stated that Diffine exhibited “an ongoing danger to the public in his continued practice of medicine.”
The board will hold a hearing on Dec. 6 regarding the accusations Diffine is facing. If they find that he indeed violated the Medical Practices Act, the board could move to revoke or suspend his license to practice in the state of Arkansas.
Diffine’s license lists his main office in Blytheville. His website lists other offices in Bono and Paragould.
This is the second time that Diffine’s license has been suspended.
In 2017, the state medical board temporarily suspended his license for overprescribing an “excessive amount” of drugs to his patients. The board later dismissed the charges after finding no proof of the allegations.
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