Ohio physician sentenced to 2 years for assault

Emergency room physician David Meranda, MD, who worked at an Akron, Ohio-based hospital, was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually assaulting a co-worker, the Akron Beacon Journal reported June 27. 

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Dr. Meranda pleaded guilty in May to one count of sexual battery and a first-degree felony. He is also designated as a Tier III sex offender. 

He was indicted on Feb. 22.

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