WHAT THE LAWSUITS AGAINST DR. RIOS SAY

Six women accusing Dr. José A. Rios of groping them have filed civil suits in DeKalb County State Court. Four of their lawsuits include allegations that he inappropriately touched children as well. Rios has responded that he did not grope the women and that any touching of minors was “standard procedure in a routine health maintenance physical examination.” He also said the suits are improper because he lives in Gwinnett County, not DeKalb, and the plaintiffs waited too long to make their claims. Here is what the lawsuits say:

1

Mother: “In June 2014, (she) took her teenage son to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. During her son’s appointment — and in front of her son — Defendant Rios placed his hand on (her) buttocks and squeezed it. After the appointment, (her) son said ’mom, I saw what the doctor [Defendant Rios] did.’”

2

Mother: Rios “slapped (her) buttocks and told her ‘que te vaya bien, ’”which means “good luck. ”While giving her an eye exam during her son’s appointment, Rios “cupped her breast with his hand and squeezed so hard that it hurt for a number of days.”

3

Mother: Rios “touched (her) shoulders from behind and squeezed her. He then slid his hands down her chest and squeezed her breasts so hard that they hurt. In an earlier visit Defendant Rios had placed his hands on her buttocks.”

Son: “(His mother) asked her adult daughter to take (him) to the Primary Care Center of Chamblee office to get several required vaccinations. During the appointment Defendant Rios asked (him) to take all of his clothes off. Defendant Rios then bent (him) over a table and groped his genitals.”

4

Mother: “On multiple occasions Defendant Rios hugged her and rocked her back and forth to feel her breasts in front of her children.”

Son: “Up until he was eleven years old, Defendant Rios would touch his testicles and pull his foreskin during his annual physical. After every visit with her son Defendant Rios would put a sticker on (his) chest and squeeze it in an inappropriate way.”

Daughter: “When her daughter was just one year old, Defendant Rios touched her genitals, opened her vagina with two fingers, and touched her clitoris.”

5

Mother: Rios “hugged (her) hard and ran his hands down her back. As (she) pulled away, Defendant Rios touched both of her breasts with his hands.”

Daughter: “Every time (her mother) took (her) to a check-up with Defendant Rios he would touch (her) genitalia.”

6

Mother: On one occasion, Rios “cupped and squeezed (her) breasts. ”On another, he “took off her blouse and bra and touched her breasts without gloves. ”Another time, Rios “rubbed his ear up against (her) head and started making noises as if he was aroused.”

Two sons: “Every time (they) had their annual exams, Defendant Rios touched their genitals ... (Their mother) later became concerned when another doctor treated (one of her sons) and did not touch his genitals at all, as Defendant Rios was accustomed to.”