Emergency doctor accused of sexual abuse of patients

Dr. Tyler James Hurst was accused of sexually harassing patients who were in emergency care.

At least 15 patients claim they were sexually assaulted or raped by Dr. Hurst while he worked as an emergency room physician at Community Medical Center in Missoula, Montana.

He is accused of four counts of sexual intercourse without consent and three counts of sexual assault. These assaults are said to have taken place between 2017 and 2023.

Community Medical Center issued a statement saying it investigated the patient’s allegations and “ultimately terminated his medical staff membership and clinical privileges.”

The next hearing in the case is scheduled for July 25, 2024, but Dr. Hurst is not expected to appear until after he is released from a sex addiction treatment center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in August.

Anyone with information about the case, including former patients, is asked to contact Missoula Police at 406-552-6300.

Source: Doctor back in court for sexually abusing patients at Missoula hospital