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MUSC Surgeon Charged in Hospital Assault
Dr. Charles Alan Reitman, 70, vice chairman of orthopaedics at MUSC and co-director of its spine center, is charged with second-degree assault and battery. An affidavit says hospital video from Aug. 31 shows an open-hand strike. He is due in court in mid-February.
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The state's case is a warrant and a hospital camera, and the hearing set to test them is in mid-February. He is free on a promise to come back to court, and his medical license is still active. The coworker is identified in the affidavit only as the victim.
Dr. Charles Alan Reitman, 70, was charged Sept. 3 with second-degree assault and battery. He is vice chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Medical University of South Carolina and co-director of the MUSC Spine Center. MUSC public safety arrested him. He was released on personal recognizance, and he is due in Charleston County General Sessions court in mid-February for a routine hearing.
An arrest affidavit says that around 11 a.m. on Aug. 31 he struck a coworker on the buttocks with an open right hand while she was bent over working. The warrant says that caused emotional distress and a minor physical injury, and that officers watched the strike on hospital surveillance video. The affidavit identifies her only as the victim.
His South Carolina medical license is active, and the Board of Medical Examiners lists no disciplinary action against him.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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